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Cyrtodactylus siahaensis PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, LITHO, RATHEE, BOHRA, MATHIPI, BIAKZUALA & MUANSANGA, 2022

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCyrtodactylus siahaensis PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, LITHO, RATHEE, BOHRA, MATHIPI, BIAKZUALA & MUANSANGA 2022 
DistributionIndia (Mizoram)

Type locality: Mizoram state, Siaha district, Siaha town, New Colony-I, opposite to residential buildings nearby Meisavaih road; 22.490565°N, 92.9789525°E; 1025 m a.s.l.; 13 Jul. 2021  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MZMU 2445, adult male, 13 Jul. 2021; 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus siahaensis sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 42.6–63.9 mm); 9–11 supralabials;9–11 infralabials; dorsal tubercles are rounded, bluntly conical and feebly keeled in 22–24 longitudinal rows; 36–39 paravertebral tubercles between the level of the axilla and the level of the groin; 34–37 mid-ventral scale rows; 7 precloacal pores in males; 15–18 subdigital lamellae under IV toe; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; dorsal markings are dark brown, irregular blotches; tail with alternating dark and light bands.


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EtymologyNamed after the name of the town, Siaha (a district capital of Siaha District) from where the type series was collected. 
References
  • Purkayastha, J., Lalremsanga, H. T., Litho, B., Rathee, Y. S., Bohra, S. C., Mathipi, V., ... & Muansanga, L. 2022. Two new Cyrtodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Northeast India. European Journal of Taxonomy, 794: 111-139
 
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