Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis AGARWAL, MAHONY, GIRI, CHAITANYA & BAUER, 2018
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Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis AGARWAL, MAHONY, GIRI, CHAITANYA & BAUER 2018 |
| Distribution | India (Assam) Type locality: near Hatikhuli Tea Estate, Golaghat district, Assam state, India (26.57810°N, 93.40701°E, 100 m asl) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype. BNHS 2148, adult male, field number CES09/1137) collected by Ishan Agarwal on 11 November 2009. Paratypes. Adult males (BNHS 2147, BNHS 2149) bear the same collection data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by its moderate body size (SVL to at least 80.0 mm); 11 or 12 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; 22 or 23 longitudinal rows of rounded, feebly keeled dorsal tubercles; tubercles not extending beyond first segment of tail; 36–38 paravertebral tubercles; 37–43 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; no precloacal groove; 10 or 11 precloacal pores and no femoral pores in males; 14–19 total subdigital lamellae beneath toe IV of pes; subcaudal scalation of original tail without enlarged plates; dorsal pattern composed of six or seven irregular light and dark crossbars; tail with alternating dark and light bands. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1162 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet is a toponym for Kaziranga National Park, which is adjacent to the type locality. Kaziranga, a World Heritage Site, is best known for having most of the world’s surviving Indian one-horned rhinoceros, though it has high biodiversity across taxonomic groups. |
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