As darkness fell across a windmill farm in western India, a spiky creature emerged from some nearby rocks to hunt. Its “large” brown eyes scanned the plateau, but it wasn’t the only one looking around ...

They took a closer look at the animals and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Hemidactylus amarasinghei, or Amarasinghe’s house gecko. A Hemidactylus amarasinghei, or Amarasinghe ...

Photo from Sayyed, Khot and Purkayastha (2025) In Maharashtra, India, a new species named Amarasinghe’s house gecko, or Hemidactylus amarasinghei, was found near the Chalkewadi Windmill Farm.

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