Wildlifeof Nepal
Cyrtodactylus martinstolli
GeckosCyrtodactylus martinstolli
Basic stats
Habitat
Recorded at 1,200-1,300m, Ilam District
Range
Nepal; only known locality is the road between Ilam town and Pawakhola village, Ilam District
The barred gecko, Cyrtodactylus martinstolli, is a Nepalese endemic named after the Swiss photographer Martin Stoll. Its only known locality is the road between Ilam town and Pawakhola village at 1,200 to 1,300m in Ilam District, eastern Nepal (Reptile Database and related accounts).
A 2025 review by Bhattarai and colleagues covering all Nepalese Cyrtodactylus treated C. markuscombaii as the same species. The sources opened give no size, appearance, diet or behaviour detail (Reptile Database; Zootaxa 2025).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Cyrtodactylus martinstolli live in?
- Recorded at 1,200-1,300m, Ilam District
- Where is the Cyrtodactylus martinstolli found?
- Nepal; only known locality is the road between Ilam town and Pawakhola village, Ilam District