Satara Gecko
Hemidactylus sataraensis
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Reptiles
The Satara gecko is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. The species was described in 2008, from Chalkewadi in Maharashtra. The habitat is lateritic rock outcrop, characterized by extreme climatic conditions during monsoon and summer periods in the Western India. They are mostly found under boulders, in a landscape mostly dominated by windmills, and tourism activities.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Hemidactylus