Hemidactylus gujaratensis Giri, Bauer, Vyas & Patil, 2009 - Gujarat Gecko

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

 

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Hemidactylus gujaratensis - Gujarat Gecko


Type Locality: Junagadh (Saurashtra, Gujarat)
Common, known from Junagadh (Saurashtra, Gujarat) (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013).

Conservation Status:

 

This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


The gecko can be observed in rocky habitats near small perennial streams surrounded by vegetation and boulders, mainly in dry mixed deciduous teak forests (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013). There is no data available on its population status, though tourism and religious activities on its type locality are potential threats to its habitat (Srinivasulu and Srinivasulu, 2013).

 

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Mizoram
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hemidactylus gujaratensis Giri, Bauer, Vyas & Patil, 2009 – Gujarat Gecko. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/hemidactylus-gujaratensis, accessed 2024/09/15.