Geckoella deccanensis
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Cyrtodactylus deccanensis. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2017. |
| Geckoella deccanensis | |
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| Geckoella deccanensis at Phansad Wildlfie Sanctuary, Maharashtra. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Geckoella |
| Species: | G. deccanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geckoella deccanensis (Günther, 1864)
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Geckoella deccanensis, the Deccan ground gecko, Günther's Indian gecko or Deccan banded gecko, is one of the five species of genus Geckoella found in India.[1][2] Günther (1864) described Gymnodactylus (Geckoella) deccanensis on the basis of a single specimen collected “in the Deccan”. They are mostly nocturnal forest dwelling terrestrial insectivores and are uncommonly encountered due to their secretive habit. Common in the Northern Western Ghats, this species has been reported in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Matheran, Khandala, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, and also from Tamhini Ghat. It has been recently reported from Saputara Hills, in the Dang District of Gujarat.[3][unreliable source?]
References
- ^ Natarajan Singaravelan (5 April 2013). Rare Animals of India. Bentham Science Publishers. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-60805-485-5.
- ^ Aaron M. Bauer (5 February 2013). Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide. JHU Press. pp. 133–4. ISBN 978-1-4214-0852-1.
- ^ Walmiki, Nitin; Karangutkar, Siddhesh; Bhaskar, Yengal; Rishab, Pillai; Khan, Asif N; Wagh; Parmar (2013). "New Locality Record of Deccan Banded Gecko Geckoella deccanensis (GÜNTHER, 1864) from Saputara Hills, Dang district, Gujarat, India" (PDF). Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology. (3) 1: 127–131. ISSN 2249-0256.