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Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis, also known as the Jeypore Indian gecko, the Jeypore ground gecko, or the Patinghe Indian gecko, [1] is an endangered species of gecko found in India, which was until recently considered extinct. Described from a single specimen in 1877, it was rediscovered in 2010 in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha state, India. [4]
Poum striped gecko (Dierogekko poumensis) Taom striped gecko (Dierogekko thomaswhitei) Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis) Sao Vicente half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bouvieri) Dragon tree half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus dracaenacolus) Kunda half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus kundaensis) 'Eua forest gecko (Lepidodactylus euaensis)
Cyrtodactylus (Greek κυρτος kurtos "curved", from κυπτω kuptÅ "to stoop"; δακτυλος daktulos "finger, toe") [citation needed] is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and forest geckos.
India's Red List of 2018 was released at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. [1] [2] Since then, new animals have been added yearly.While previously this list contained 132 species of plants and animals in 2018, as of the 2023-1 update from the IUCN Red List, over 950 species of animals (and over 600 species of plants) are listed as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable.
These include Indian monitor lizard, and endemic species such as Yercaud slender gecko, burrowing limbless skink, spotted Eastern Ghats skink, and Madras spotted skink. The Indian golden gecko, and Jeypore ground gecko were rediscovered in 1986 and 2010 respectively.
Cyrtopodion scabrum, also known as the rough-tailed gecko, rough bent-toed gecko, rough-tailed bowfoot gecko, common tuberculate ground gecko, or keeled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to West Asia, South Asia and parts of North Africa. [1]
The genus Paroedura consists of several species of ground-dwelling geckos that live in most, if not all, of the habitats in Madagascar, ranging from dry deciduous forests [5] [6] and deserts, to rainforests. [7] Paroedura androyensis; A terrestrial and diurnal gecko that grows to approximately 15 cm in length.
C. aravindi is a nocturnal species and the type series of the species was collected from the ground at night between 19:30–22.00 hrs. The type specimens were collected from a small area in the type locality, an isolated southern tropical dry evergreen scrub forest patch, the woody trees Tamarindus indica , Ficus religiosa and other shrubs ...