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My name is Amit Sayyed. Being a nature lover and interested towards wiIdlife i started my work long back in 2001. As a beginner i had a urge to do something which will help to improve my knowledge in the wildlife but in the course of time i realised that this is a vast field and requires collective efforts to conserve our Mother Nature.So the first step towards this direction was establishment of our Org Wildlife Protection and Research Society. which works for conservation of forests and wildlife and operates across Maharashtra. Further i wrote 3 informative books. Now i am working as a Researcher in WLPRS and ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICER. I have been doing research in wildlife since 15 years, as a part of research subject i have chosen geckos (Cnemaspis) and frogs (Rhacophoridae) Wildlife photography is my passion and I have extensive collection of wildlife photographs. I would like to share few of them with you. For more information i can be reached at 9922277772.or mail me at :amitsayyedsatara@gmail.com

Friday, September 14, 2018

Cnemaspis limayei a species of gecko of the family Gekkonidae, common name of this species is Limaye’s Day Gecko described from Marutiwadi, near Phondaghat, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India.
Natural history: This is a nocturnal species found active on the tree trunk above 1 to 3 meters above ground, on the rock bed of a dried stream surrounded by forest, on the walls of houses made of mud and on a stone wall structure in Marutiwadi village. This species is occur in the Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Radhanagari Maharashtra


Cnemaspis ajijae a species of gecko of the family Gekkonidae, Common name of this species is Ajija’s Day Gecko, described from Mahabaleshwar, Satara district, Maharashtra, India.

Natural history: This species can be found at night in dense evergreen forest and also in the human habitation in Mahabaleshwar also reported from Panchgani (tableland ), and in the jungle area nearby the town of Panchgani.


Cnemaspis amboliensis a species of gecko of the family Gekkonidae, Common name of this species is Amboli Day Gecko described from Amboli, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India. 
Natural history: This species is nocturnally active on the tree trunks and rocks of the wooded area of Amboli town  and also found on the inside and outside of the walls of local houses and on the stone compound walls in Amboli town. Populations of this species is good in the Amboli area. 




Cnemaspis mahabali a species of gecko of the family Gekkonidae, Common name of this species is Mahabal’s Day Gecko discribed from Bhira, near Tamhini, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Natural history: This species is widely distributed in the western parts of Maharashtra, recorded from the coastal area to up on the hills of the Western Ghats below the elevation 600 m from the sea level. The type locality of this gecko is Bhira village, near Tamhini, Pune district, Maharashtra, India, 
Distribution: This species is widely distributed in most parts of the costal forest and hilly regions of western Maharashtra. this species is reported from Ratnagiri district, parts of Thane district, the hilly area of Raigad district, and Pune district. this species can be found in good population in parts of  Devrukh, Guhagar, Chiplun, Mulshi, Tail Baila, Patnus, Bhira, Phansad, Mangaon, Tambadi, and Uran in Maharashtra. Reference:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327307677_Four_new_species_of_the_genus_Cnemaspis_Strauch_1887_Sauria_Gekkonidae_from_the_northern_Western_Ghats_India?_sg=F0x2aACAIe1nz2SYsDyiwyPaG6tuH1JJDrrLB9LvbzwHtidERGHVhiLhLXHh10UIwjwrqN_yPtD-rUw8lJWkoh2Ghjk0k2r2ZkVK4m09.p2pINBQwdYQnct_MAxJL1LuuBxrjg64A5MVIbolleY1cMTh4xiWQKnm5gbHYRgBSQu2nJ0OO7l9hPHbxVCAfNg
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