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A Sri Lankan Golden Gecko hanging out in a cave My guide and I hiked a long way up to reach some caves that were used by Buddhist monks a long time ago. Now they are unused by people, but definitely used by geckos. Calodactylodes illingworthorum,Geotagged,Sri Lanka,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

A Sri Lankan Golden Gecko hanging out in a cave

My guide and I hiked a long way up to reach some caves that were used by Buddhist monks a long time ago. Now they are unused by people, but definitely used by geckos.

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The Sri Lankan Golden Gecko

''Calodactylodes illingworthorum'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is known only from the island of Sri Lanka. Common names for ''C. illingworthorum'' include the golden gecko, Illingworths' gecko, Illingworths' golden gecko, and the Sri Lankan golden gecko.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Sep 14, 2019. Captured Aug 13, 2019 13:39 in Unnamed Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • PENTAX K-3 II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.