Cyrtopodion Vindhya

About Cyrtopodion Vindhya:

• The newly discovered naked-toed gecko has been named ‘Cyrtopodion Vindhya’ and it is the fifth endemic species of reptile described in the last fifteen years from the state of Gujarat.
• The new species is named after the Vindhya hill ranges.
• The Palearctic naked-toed geckos of the genus Cyrtopodion are a group of gekkonid lizards distributed across the arid regions of north Africa, Arabia, and Central Asia to northwestern India.
• The taxonomic history of the genus Cyrtopodion has been unstable, and 23 species are currently recognized, with the diversity concentrated in Pakistan and Iran.
• The newly discovered reptile is a nocturnal species, associated with granite boulders.
• Mostly rupicolous( living among rocks) in its habits but can be found on the ground as well.