Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis BASFORE, B., BHARALI, M., BARMAN, R., DEKA, S., ISLAM, N., DEB, A., BOHRA, S.C., BHATTACHARJEE, R., DAS, M., HAZARIKA, A.K., NAOREM, A.S. & PURKAYASTHA, 2026
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Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Raimona bent-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis BASFORE, BHARALI, BARMAN, DEKA, ISLAM, DEB, BOHRA, BHATTACHARJEE, DAS, HAZARIKA, NAOREM & PURKAYASTHA 2026 |
| Distribution | India (W Assam, Kokrajhar District) Type locality: Kachugaon, Kokrajhar district, Assam, India(26.608601°N, 90.025994°E; 102 m elev.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: Adult male (VR/ERS/ZSI/961, SVL 62.3), collected by Bijay Basfore on 7 May 2025 at ca. 2040h. Paratypes: A juvenile female (VR/ERS/ZSI/962, SVL 41.0 mm) collected on 9 May 2025 by JayadityaPurkayastha & Bijay Basfore at ca. 1935h and one adult female (VR/ERS/ZSI/963, SVL 71.1 mm) collected on 12July 2025 by Bijay Basfore at ca. 2030h. Other collection details are the same as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderate sized Cyrtodactylus with a maximum SVL of 71.1 mm; dorsal surface characterized bysomewhat regularly arranged, bluntly conical, weakly keeled enlarged tubercles embedded within a matrix of smoothgranular scales; dorsal tubercles approximately four or five times the size of the surrounding granular scales; mid-dorsum with 20 or 21 longitudinal rows of tubercles; 36–38 paravertebral tubercles (PVT2) between the level of theaxilla and groin; 44–48 paravertebral tubercles (PVT1), extending from the most anterior tubercle on the occiput tothe mid-sacral region; 32–38 mid-ventral scale rows between the weakly developed ventrolateral folds; adult malewith a continuous series of 13 precloacal pores, females with 13 precloacal pits; 16–18 subdigital lamellae on fingerIV (excluding non-lamellar scales between the proximal and apical lamellae) and 17–20 subdigital lamellae on toeIV (excluding non-lamellar scales between the proximal and apical lamellae); 7 or 8 paired dark brown transverseparavertebral blotches on the dorsum between axilla and groin; a continuous series of alternating dark and lighttransverse blotches on the dorsum of the tail and no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales. (Basfore et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet raimonaensis is derived from “Raimona,” the name of Raimona National Park,and the Latin suffix -ensis, meaning “from” or “belonging to.” Raimona National Park represents one of the mostsignificant and recently designated protected areas in Assam. The name acknowledges the ecological importance ofthe park and its role in providing critical habitat for diverse flora and fauna. The epithet is treated as an adjective |
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