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NEW SPECIES OF GECKO

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Scientists have discovered a new species of ground-dwelling gecko.

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The Chengodumala or Coastal Kerala Geckoella is a small, nocturnal species found among leaf litter and rocks in forests, orchards and other areas with canopy cover in north Kerala.

The gecko is known from scattered localities a maximum of 120 km apart in Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts