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Cyrtodactylus irulaorum
Species of gecko From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Etymology
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”.
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