Giri's geckoella (Cyrtodactylus varadgirii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. varadgirii
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| Cyrtodactylus varadgirii | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, varadgirii, is in honour of Indian herpetologist Varad Giri.[1]
Geographic range
editC. varadgirii is found in parts of western and central India. It is one of the most widely distributed members of this genus in India, occurring throughout most of the state of Maharashtra and parts of the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.[1]
Behaviour and habitat
editC. varadgirii is nocturnal, insectivorous and terrestrial, living in dense leaf-litter on the forest floor.[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, C. varadgirii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Cyrtodactylus varadgirii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
edit- Agarwal A, Mirza ZA, Pal S, Maddock ST, Mishra A, Bauer AM (2016). "A new species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Western India". Zootaxa 4170 (2): 339–354. (Cyrtodactylus varadgirii, new species).