Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Synonym | Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, BOHRA, BIAKZUALA, DECEMSON, MUANSANGA, VABEIRYUREILAI & RATHEE 2021 |
Distribution | India (Mizoram) Type locality: Sailam Community Reserved Forest in the Aizawl District of the state of Mizoram, India. |
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Types | Holotype: MZMU1989, Adult male, from Sailam Community Reserved Forest (23.342758°N, 92.800058°E; elevation 1372 m asl.), outskirts of Sailam village, Aizawl District, Mizoram state, northeast India, collected on 14 October 2020 by Lal Muansanga, Ht Decemson, Gospel Zothanmawia Hmar, and Fanai Malsawmdawngliana. Paratypes: Two adult males (MZMU1987; Figs. 5b, 7a; MZMU1990), three adult females (MZMU1985; MZMU1986; MZMU1988), same collection details as holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 54.9–72.5mm); 9–11 supralabials; 7–11 infralabials; dorsal tubercles are rounded, conical to weakly keeled and are in 22–26 longitudinal rows; 35–41 paravertebral tubercles; 37–42 mid-ventral scale rows; 5–7 precloacal pores in males; 15–19 subdigital lamellae under toe IV; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; 7–9 pairs of dark brown blotches on the dorsum of the body (Purkayastha et al. 2021). Additional details (4217 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet bengkhuaiai is an eponym honouring Bengkhuaia (~1830–1879), the Mizo chief of Sailam village, one of the most formidable chiefdoms. |
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