{"id":98563,"date":"2026-04-16T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=98563"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:49:33","slug":"painted-leopard-gecko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/painted-leopard-gecko\/","title":{"rendered":"Painted Leopard Gecko"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Painted Leopard Gecko Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare nocturnal reptile &#8211; a Painted Leopard Gecko &#8211; was recently spotted at Dilmili railway station in Chhattisgarh\u2019s Bastar district, drawing the attention of the forest department.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Painted Leopard Gecko<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>colourful terrestrial gecko species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Eublepharis pictus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eublepharis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a<\/span><b> small genus in the lizard family Eublepharidae, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which contains <\/span><b>44 species in six genera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> distributed in parts of North and Central America, West and East Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and the Malayan Archipelago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First described in 1827, the <\/span><b>genus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is currently r<\/span><b>epresented by seven species, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of which <\/span><b>five are known from India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Painted Leopard Gecko <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>scientifically described in 2022 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Brahmani River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which runs through the Eastern Ghats, <\/span><b>separates it geographically from the East Indian Leopard Gecko<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with which it shares a lot of similar traits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It prefers <\/span><b>dry evergreen forests mixed with scrub and meadows.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Painted Leopard Gecko <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures 11.7 cm (4.6 inches) in length.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is usually <\/span><b>brown and yellow in colour.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>tail stands out<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, marked with<\/span><b> contrasting black and white bands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unlike the rest of its body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It possesses <\/span><b>over two dozen large, pointed scales.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>strictly nocturnal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, actively <\/span><b>foraging along trails in forest after dusk.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>While foraging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the species has been observed <\/span><b>licking surfaces <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as it moves, likely the <\/span><b>tongue is used as a sensory organ.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During daylight, it remains concealed inside burrows, under rocks, or within dense shrubs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/state\/rare-painted-leopard-gecko-spotted-at-bastar-railway-station-forest-officials-confirm-rescue-enn26041501029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ETVB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Painted Leopard Gecko is a colourful terrestrial gecko species scientifically described in 2022 from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. 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