New Locality Record of Deccan Banded Gecko Geckoella deccanensis (GÜNTHER, 1864) from Saputara Hills, Dang district, Gujarat, India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Geckoella are terrestrial geckos with short toes that are endemic to (Western ghats) peninsular India and SriLanka. Genus Geckoella is represented with five species from India, Geckoella collegalensis, Geckoella albofasciatus, Geckoella deccanensis, Geckoella jeyporensis, Geckoella nebulosa. Günther (1864) described Gymnodactylus(Geckoella) deccanensis on the basis of a single specimen collected “in the Deccan”. Dang forest range which forms the Northern most part of Western Ghats remains largely unexplored. This is the first time that the specimen (Geckoella deccanensis) is seen in Saputara Hill Range, Dang forest district, Gujarat. The occurrence of this species in Dang region confirms new locality record in Gujarat State and range extension of Geckoella deccanensis to further north in Western Ghats.
Authors and Affiliations
Nitin Walmiki, Siddhesh Karangutkar, Bhaskar Yengal, Rishab Pillai1, Asif Khan, Vishal Wagh and Bhargav Parmar
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