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Cyrtodactylus irulaorum

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Cyrtodactylus irulaorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. irulaorum
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus irulaorum
Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar, 2023[1]

Cyrtodactylus irulaorum, the Irula geckoella, is a small species of gecko.[1][2] It is endemic to the Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu.[1][3] It reaches about 5.1 cm (2 in) in snout–vent length and 8.3 cm (3 in) in total length.[1] It, like the relict gecko, has a light tan coloring, that slowly changes to a dark brown.

Etymology

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The name for the gecko comes from the Irula people of Tamil Nadu,[1][2] who are known as “The Snake People of South India”.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ishan Agarwal; Tejas Thackeray; Akshay Khandekar (May 2023). "Two new spotted species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex from the south-eastern coast of India (Reptilia: Squamata)". Vertebrate Zoology. 73: 475–498. doi:10.3897/vz.73.e102602.
  2. ^ a b Cyrtodactylus irulaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Thackeray foundation students find two new Geckoella species". The Times of India. 2023-05-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-06.