A new gecko emerges from Sri Lanka’s Nilgala savanna forest

Mongabay
May 23, 2019, 1:36 pm302 pts
The discovery of a new species of gecko in Sri Lanka has highlighted the island’s rich biodiversity as well as the perilous state of its unique and shrinking habitats. The Nilgala day gecko (Cnemaspis nilgala) is named after the Nilgala savanna forest in Uva province where it’s found. It was described in a…

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