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First record of tail bifurcation in Tokey Gecko (Gekko gecko) from the Kaziranga, Assam, India : a field observation

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The Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) is the second largest surviving Gecko species and are distributed across much of South-East Asia, Southern China and Northeastern India and Nepal. In Kaziranga landscape Tokay Gecko are fairly common and frequently seen around households in rural area. Though tail bifurcation is common in lizards but till date no recorded specimen of Tokey Gecko with bifurcated tail had been reported from Kaziranga Landscape.
Title: First record of tail bifurcation in Tokey Gecko (Gekko gecko) from the Kaziranga, Assam, India : a field observation
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The Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) is the second largest surviving Gecko species and are distributed across much of South-East Asia, Southern China and Northeastern India and Nepal.
In Kaziranga landscape Tokay Gecko are fairly common and frequently seen around households in rural area.
Though tail bifurcation is common in lizards but till date no recorded specimen of Tokey Gecko with bifurcated tail had been reported from Kaziranga Landscape.

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