Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha Suborder Scleroglossa Phylum Chordata Rank Species Subclass Diapsid | Subphylum Vertebrata Superorder Lepidosauria Family Gekkonidae Genus Geckoella Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Geckoella, Cyrtodactylus deccanensis, Scaled reptiles, Rough‑bellied day gecko, Lankascincus | ||
Spotted Bent-toed Gecko, Gekkoella triedrus, also known as Sri Lanka Gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
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Habitat & Distribution
A small, dark, turnip-tailed (when regenarated) gecko from Sri Llanka's midhills below 700m. Known localities include Peradeniya, Gammaduwa, Kithulgala, and Knuckles Mountain Range.
Description
Body is with small, granular scales, intermixed with larger keeled scales. Midventral scakes are cycloid and imbricate, numbring 35. Toes short. Males with 3-4 pre-anal pores and 3-4 femoral pores. Dorsum dark brown to nearly black, typically with small white spots that are edged with brown color. Venter is light brown.
Ecology & Diet
Found under and inside decaying fallen logs. At Knuckles, it is found inside houses, under piles of wood. Diet presumably consists small arthropods.
Reproduction
2 eggs with 10 * 12mm are produced at a time between the months of April and July. Hatchlings measure 23mm and lack the pale spots on dorsum.