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Photo by CharanGowda
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Field Notes

Description:

3 times larger than the house gecko and also had a cut tail.

Habitat:

seen on rockwall in historic chitradurga rock fort.

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Leaf-toed Gecko

Hemidactylus giganteus

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Gekkonidae, Hemidactylus giganteus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemidactylus_giganteus http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemidactylus&species=giganteus Here some interesting news about news Gecko species from your area: http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/lizard-india924.html#cr http://novataxa.blogspot.ch/2011/06/herpetology-2008-hemidactylus_26.html
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2014

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