| 词条 | Hemidactylus lankae |
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| name = Termite-hill gecko | image = Hemidactylus lankae.jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Hemidactylus lankae | authority = Deraniyagala, 1953 }} Hemidactylus lankae (termite-hill gecko, Sri Lanka leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Habitat and distributionA beautiful dark-light banded ground gecko from the dry zone of Sri Lanka, below 300m. Known from localities including Kandalama, Dambulla, Giritale, Bakamuna, Puttalam, Wilpattu National Park, and Menikdena. DescriptionHead large. An indistinct lateral skin fold present. Forehead and back covered with large 16-18 rows of convex tubercles. Male are with 13-19 pre-ano-femoral pores. Dorsum yellowish-olive, with three large brown saddle-like patches, edged with black. Head is with yellow stripes from behind the eye and across nape. Venter unpatterned creamy. Tail dark banded. Ecology and dietInhabits open forests and shrublands. A nocturnal and terrestrial gecko, it shelters during the day in rock cracks, under bark and in rodent burrows. Diet comprises termites, and also crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, and beetles, and they known to congregate on termitaria with swarming termite alates. ReproductionClutched comprise 2, and may 6, measuring 10 * 12mm, which laid between May and July. Hatchlings are 22mm long. References
3 : Reptiles of Sri Lanka|Reptiles described in 1953|Hemidactylus |
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