''Hemidactylus depressus'', also known as Sri Lanka leaf-nosed gecko or Kandyan gecko, is a species of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
endemic to island of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Description
Head large with large granules, especially on snout. Mid-ventrals 36–40. Digits webbed at base. Lamellae under fourth toe counts 10–11. Tail depressed, with serrated lateral edges.
Dorsum light brown to gray, with 4-5 dark transverse angular markings. A dark canthal stripe, edged with a pale one. Tail is with dark cross bars. Venter grayish-creamy.
Distribution and habitat
A gecko endemic to Sri Lanka, found only from localities
Kantale
Kantale ( si, කන්තලේ, translit=Kantalē; ta, கந்தளாய், translit=Kantaḷāy) is a town in the Trincomalee District in eastern Sri Lanka. The town is located south-west of Trincomalee.
According to the ancient chroni ...
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Giritale
Giritale is a small city in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. The location has tourist attraction due its nature and close link with Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka. Giritale has some mid-range and up hotels. It is situated on t ...
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Mankulam,
Alutnuwara
Alutnuwara Town is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
*List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya ...
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Hunugalla,
Elkaduwa,
Matale
Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...
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Rattota
Rattota is a town in Sri Lanka, located within Matale District, Central Province. The population of the town, according to the 2012 census, was 1,761.
Local Government Council
Rattota is governed by the Rattota Pradeshiya Sabha.
Banks
There are ...
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Gammaduwa,
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
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Knuckles Mountain Range,
Haragama
Haragama is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
* List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
External links
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Populated places in Kandy District ...
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Wakwalla,
Palatupana
Palatupana is a coastal village located in the Hambantota District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Geography
Palatupana lies along B499 road, where that road crosses Yala National Park
Yala (යාල) National Park is the most visited and se ...
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Balangoda and
Vanathavilluwa.
Ecology and diet
Arboreal species from the plains, found on trees, boulders and caves and sometimes enter houses.
Diet comprises insects.
Reproduction
Lay 2 eggs at a time in rock crevices, tree holes, leaf litter between June–August. Hatchlings emerge during August and September.
References
* http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemidactylus&species=depressus
* http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2011/01/kandian-gecko-hemidactylus-depressus.html
* http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Hemidactylus_depressus/classification/
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Reptiles of Sri Lanka
depressus
Reptiles described in 1842
Taxa named by John Edward Gray