Small Round-eyed Gecko

The small round-eyed gecko, also called Deraniyagala's day gecko or the dwarf day gecko, is found only in Sri Lanka. It is a small day gecko of the arid east, known from Lahugala Kitulana National Park, with recent records from Koslanda, Buttala, Mathugama and other places in the Uva, Central and Western Provinces. The snout is short, the dorsal scales smooth granules, and there are four or five pre-anal pores and three to six femoral pores on each side. The back is brown with four dark transverse markings (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found on the boles and buttresses of trees. Breeding occurs year round, with generally two small eggs of about 5.6 by 4.2 mm laid under loose bark, and nesting is not communal. Nationally Vulnerable (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).