About Hemidactylus cairnicola:
- It is a new gecko species which has been named for its close association with traditional stone cairns.
- They are with heterogeneous, granular scales intermixed with enlarged keeled scales.
- It grows up to 49 mm in length, has a distinctive colour that helps it blend into dark rocks and provides effective camouflage for protection against predators.
- Behavior: It appears to be primarily nocturnal. It retreats into rock crevices during periods of inactivity and becomes active at night, when it forages for insects
About Hemidactylus koyayorum
- It was named in honour of the Koya people, an indigenous tribal community that has deep cultural ties to the forests and hills.
- Appearance: It is mostly homogeneous and without any keeled scales, has dorsal colouration grey with four prominent white flower-like patterns on its body, surrounded by darker margins.
- It has an adaptation for movement within dense ground cover.
