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Banded ground gecko

Geckoella deccanensis

Photo by KarthikAk
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Description:

A common species of gecko found only in the western ghats. The one pictured here is a head shot of full grown adult, which was about ~ 7 inches in length. It is one of the beautifully colored gecko species with bright yellow bands from head to tail.

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Geckoella deccanensis (Banded Ground Gecko, Deccan Ground Gecko, Gunther's Indi…

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PublishedMay 29, 2014

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