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| image = Cyrtodactylus collegalensis.jpg<br />
| status = LC<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Achyuthan, N.S.|author2= Ganesh, S.R. |author3= Giri, V. |name-list-style=amp |year= 2021 |title= ''Cyrtodactylus collegalensis'' |article-number= e.T136380389A123300928 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T136380389A123300928.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| genus = Cyrtodactylus<br />
| species = collegalensis<br />
| authority = ([[Richard Henry Beddome|Beddome]], 1870)<br />
| synonyms = ''Geckoella collegalensis''<br/>''[[Cyrtodactylus nebulosus]]'' <small>(part)</small><br />
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'''''Cyrtodactylus collegalensis''''', also known as the '''Kollegal ground gecko''' or '''forest spotted gecko''', is a species of [[gecko]] found in and around [[Mysore]] hills, at the junction of the [[Western Ghats]] and the [[Eastern Ghats]], in [[South India]]. Recent taxonomic works and genetic studies revealed that the formerly-supposed [[genus]] is actually a [[subgenus]] of the widespread genus ''[[Cyrtodactylus]]''. It is often confused with the [[forest spotted gecko]] (''Cyrtodactylus speciosus'').{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}<br />
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==Habits and habitat==<br />
They are primarily ground-dwelling, hiding under thick leaf-litter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Agarwal |first=Ishan |date=2016 |title=Two new species of ground-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) from the Mysore Plateau, south India |journal=Zootaxa |volume=4193 |issue=2 |pages=228–244 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.2}}</ref> They are [[nocturnal]] and [[insectivorous]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Mirza ZA, Pal S, Sanap RV |date=2010 |title=Notes on a ground gecko Geckoella cf. collegalensis Beddome, 1870 (Squamata, Sauria, Gekkonidae) from India |journal=Russian Journal of Herpetology |volume=17 |pages=8–14}}</ref> Some species in this group have been documented to [[Oviparity|lay eggs]].<ref name=":1" /> They live in forests, be it dry, mixed or wet in complexion, mainly along the hilly tracts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Distribution==<br />
The gecko was described in 1870 from [[Biligirirangan Hills|BR Hills]] in Southern [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Beddome">{{cite journal|last=Beddome|first=RH|year=1870|title=Descriptions of new reptiles from the Madras Presidency|journal=Madras Monthly Journal of Medical Science |volume=2|pages=169–176}}</ref> It was treated as synonymous with ''[[Cyrtodactylus nebulosus]]'' by Boulenger.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kluge|first=AG|year=1983|title=Cladistic relationships among gekkonid lizards|journal=Copeia |pages=465–475|doi=10.2307/1444392|volume=1983|issue=2|jstor=1444392}}</ref> It has later been reported from found in adjacent hill ranges of [[Eastern Ghats]] and [[Western Ghats]], at the junction of [[Karnataka|Maharashtra, Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] states, in [[South India]]. In [[Sri Lanka]], its presence is considered dubious.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite journal | last1 = Prasanna | first1 = Ganesh | year = 1993 | title = Leopard gecko (''Cyrtodactylus collegalensis'') | journal = Dactylus | volume = 1 | issue = 4| page = 33 }}<br />
* {{cite journal | last1 = Vyas | first1 = Raju | year = 2000 | title = Notes on distribution and breeding ecology of ''Gekkoella collegalensis'' (Beddome, 1870) | journal = Hamadryad | volume = 25 | issue = 1| pages = 45–46 }}<br />
* {{cite journal | last1 = Mirza | first1 = Z. | display-authors = etal | year = 2010 | title = Notes on a ground gecko ''Gekkoella cf. collegalensis'' BEDDOME, 1870(SQUAMATA, SAURIA, GEKKONIDAE) From India | journal = Russian Journal of Herpetology | volume = 17 | issue = 1| pages = 8–14 }}<br />
* Agarwal, I., Mirza, Z. A., Pal, S., Maddock, S. T., Mishra, A., & Bauer, A. M. (2016). A new species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Western India. Zootaxa, 4170(2), 339–354.<br />
* Agarwal, I. (2016). Two new species of ground-dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) from the Mysore Plateau, south India. Zootaxa, 4193(2), 228–244.<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Geckoella collegalensis}}<br />
* {{NRDB species|genus=Geckoella|species=collegalensis }}<br />
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[[Category:Cyrtodactylus]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of India]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Richard Henry Beddome]]<br />
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1870]]<br />
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