Where was the new gecko species discovered?
The new gecko species, Dravidogecko coonoor, was discovered
in Coonoor, which is a region within the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. This area is
part of the Western Ghats, India. Specifically, the formal name of the species
refers to a "distinct population of Dravidogecko in Coonoor Hills of the
Upper Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India". As far as is known with certainty,
its presence is currently confined to its "type locality Coonoor".
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