New locality record of Forest Spotted Gecko Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) cf. speciosus (Beddome, 1870) (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Thanjavur, in the eastern coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8612.15.10.24120-24124
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Eachankottai Village, Erode Gecko, population, range extension, road cruising surveys

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Gopal Murali
IISER-TVM Center for Ecology and Evolution (ICREEE), School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India. Current address: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5307-325X

Abstract

The study of species distributions is critical for gaining insights into biogeographic patterns and for the protection of threatened species. Here, I report on the new distributional record of the Forest Spotted Gecko (Cyrtodacylus cf. speciosus) from Thanjavur in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu. This observation marks the first documented occurrence of this species outside its typical hilly habitat in southern India.

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Vol. 15 No. 10 (2023)
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