[2] The Indian species, C. aureus, is found in the Eastern Ghats hill range in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu states.

During breeding seasons, the dominant male acquires a brilliant golden yellow colour all over the body, and hence the common name.

Females and young ones are drab brown, camouflaging among the rocks.

These geckos are very vocal, and their loud rattling calls are often to be heard inside the dark ravines.

Females are communal nesters and many may lay their eggs (often numbering in thousands) together simultaneously in a safe and suitable rock crevice, away from predators' reach.