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

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

Type locality: Umroi, Ri-Bhoi District in Meghalaya,  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MZMU 2542 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Cyrtodactylus exercitus sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 48.2–68.0 mm); 9–11 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; dorsal tubercles are rounded, bluntly conical and feebly keeled in 21–24 longitudinal rows; 32–34 paravertebral tubercles between the level of the axilla and the level of the groin; 35–37 midventral scale rows; 11–15 precloacal pores in males; 16–17 subdigital lamellae under IV toe; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; dorsal markings are dark brown, irregular blotches with a distinctive white posterior border; tail with alternating dark and light bands. (PURKAYASTHA et al. 2022)


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed in honor of the Indian army. The specific epithet ‘exercitus’ is used as a noun in apposition. 
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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