The relict gecko (Cyrtodactylus relictus) is a small gecko from Andhra Pradesh, India. The gecko can grow to about 8.9 cm (3.5 in) in length. It has a tan coloring ranging between a light khaki to a dark brown. The gecko has multiple dark spots on its body.

Relict Gecko
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. relictus
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus relictus
Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2023[1]

Discovery

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The gecko was found in the district of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, by a group of Thackeray Foundation students.[2]

Etymology

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The gecko's name is derived from the Latin word for "a species that has survived from an earlier period with different environmental conditions". This is because the creature's habitat is a cooler forest, that is surrounded by warm and open areas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ishan Agarwal; Tejas Thackeray; Akshay Khandekar (May 2023). "Two new spotted species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex from the south-eastern coast of India (Reptilia: Squamata)". Vertebrate Zoology. 73: 475-498. doi:10.3897/vz.73.e102602.
  2. ^ "Thackeray foundation students find two new Geckoella species". The Times of India. 2023-05-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-06.