Cyrtodactylus ngopensis BOHRA, ZONUNSANGA, DAS, PURKAYASTHA, BIAKZUALA & LALREMSANGA, 2022
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Cyrtodactylus ngopensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus ngopensis BOHRA, ZONUNSANGA, DAS, PURKAYASTHA, BIAKZUALA & LALREMSANGA 2022: 1593 |
| Distribution | India (Mizoram) Type locality: Tuikhur veng, Chawngbawla section, Ngopa (23.884098°N, 93.211943°E; 1138 m asl), Champhai District, Mizoram, Northeast India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZMU 2553, Adult male, collected by Johny M.S. Dawngkima, Rochanhlua and H.T. Zonunsanga on 16 September 2021 at ca. 8p.m. Paratypes: One adult male (MZMU 2555) and one adult female (MZMU 2552) from NEC road, Khuangchera section, Ngopa (23.886567°N, 93.212244°E; 1171 m asl), Champhai District, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by Rochanhlua and Johny M.S. Dawngkima on 17 September 2021 at ca. 7p.m.; one adult female (MZMU 2554; GenBank Accession No OM912605) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884992°N, 93.212629°E; 1169 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by H.T. Zonunsanga, Lal Biakzuala and H.T. Lalremsanga on 18 September 2021 at ca. 9p.m.; one adult female (MZMU2556) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884614°N, 93.212311°E; 1,160 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by Johny M.S. Dawngkima, on 19 September 2021 at ca. 9.30 p.m.; two adult females (MZMU2557 and MZMU2558) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884234°N, 93.212704°E; 1152 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by H.T. Lalremsanga and Lal Biakzuala on 20 September 2021 at ca. 6p.m. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus ngopensis sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 62.6–68.6 mm); 10– 11 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; dorsal tubercles rounded, conical to weakly keeled and in 19–20 longitudinal rows; 32–36 paravertebral tubercles between the level of axilla and groin; 32–39 mid-ventral scale rows across the ventral region; 6 precloacal pores in males and 0–6 precloacal pits in females; 14–18 subdigital lamellae under toe IV; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; somewhat indistinct but quantifiable pattern of alternating dark brown blotches on the dorsum of the body. (Bohra et al. 2022) |
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| Etymology | The species epithet is derived from the township of Ngopa in Champhai district of Mizoram State, from which the type specimens were collected. |
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