There's already 4 fish scale gecko species been discovered between 1867 to 1893. Geckolepis megalepis is the new species discovered during 2017. No common name yet on this new species. So named based on its limited range which it's discovered. Little to nothing is known of the ecology of this species, except that it is nocturnal, arboreal, and insectivorous. It also holds a record to have the largest scale from any known gecko species.