About Cyrtodactylus jayadityai
- It is a newly discovered species of bent-toed gecko from Tripura.
- Habitat: It inhabits lowland forest patches.
- Characteristics:
- It is primarily nocturnal, emerging at night to forage and retreating into burrows and crevices during the day.
What are Geckos?
- These are reptiles and are found on all the continents except Antarctica.
- These colorful lizards have adapted to habitats from rainforests, to deserts, to cold mountain slopes.
- These are mostly small, usually nocturnal reptiles.
- Geckos are spread across six families: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Eublepharidae, Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, and Sphaerodactylidae
