{"id":131505,"date":"2022-02-08T12:01:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T12:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=131505"},"modified":"2022-02-08T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T12:01:36","slug":"new-gecko-species-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/new-gecko-species-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"New Gecko Species Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: From which of the following state a team of researchers has recently discovered a new gecko species?<\/strong><br>a) Kerala<br>b) Karnataka<br>c) Meghalaya<br>d) Nagaland<br><strong>Answer: (a)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A team of researchers has identified a new gecko species from the hills of Attappady, in the Western Ghats, Kerala.<\/li><li>The new large species of gecko which belongs to the genus Hemidactylus goldfuss was detected near to human habitation.<\/li><li>It was found close to tribal settlements and rock formations in the region.<\/li><li>The team was on an expedition surveying amphibian reptiles in the forest areas of Attappady.<\/li><li>The new species has been named Hemidactylus easai after former director of the Kerala Forest and Reasearch Institute (KFRI) and wildlife conservationist PS Easa.<\/li><li>It was found in the drier parts of the region.<\/li><li>The gecko measures 105 mm from snout to vent (10.5 cm) and is a light brown to grey in colour.<\/li><li>The genus Hemidactylus goldfuss has 180 species of geckos distributed across the globe.<\/li><li>India has 48 species of geckos out of which Kerala has over 30 species of gecko and with this new addition; there are nine under the Hemidactylus genus.<\/li><li>The team first spotted the Hemidactylus easai in June 2020 and then the months of study undertaken.<\/li><li>This study involved analysing the morphology, habitat, geography and molecular aspects.<\/li><li>The team then submitted a report of its findings to Vertebrate Zoology, a scientific journal of Germany.<\/li><li>Journal Vertebrate Zoology, which is published by the Museum of Zoology, Dresden, Germany, published the report was published in February 2022.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8211; Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/new-gecko-species-recorded-from-attappady-hills-in-the-western-ghats-kerala\/article38382837.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/new-gecko-species-recorded-from-attappady-hills-in-the-western-ghats-kerala\/article38382837.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: From which of the following state a team of researchers has recently discovered a new gecko species?a) Keralab) Karnatakac) Meghalayad) NagalandAnswer: (a)Related Facts:- A team of researchers has identified a new gecko species from the hills of Attappady, in the Western Ghats, Kerala. 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