Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis AGARWAL, MAHONY, GIRI, CHAITANYA & BAUER, 2018
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Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis AGARWAL, MAHONY, GIRI, CHAITANYA & BAUER 2018 |
| Distribution | India (Nagaland) Type locality: near Khonoma village, Kohima district, Nagaland state, India (25.65818°N, 94.02142°E, 1450 m asl) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: BNHS 2253, adult female, field number CES09/1233) collected by Ishan Agarwal on 23 October 2009. Paratype. Adult female (BNHS 2254) bears the same collection information as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by its moderate body size (SVL to at least 72.0 mm); 10–12 supralabials; 8–10 infralabials; 16–18 longitudinal rows of rounded, conical, feebly keeled dorsal tubercles; tubercles extending posteriorly to third tail segment; 35–37 paravertebral tubercles; 34 or 35 ventral scales between ventrolateral folds; no precloacal groove; six depressions in precloacal series but no precloacal or femoral pores on females, male condition unknown; 16 total subdigital lamellae beneath toe IV of pes; subcaudal scalation of original tail with paired enlarged subcaudals not forming median plates; dorsal pattern of indistinct light and dark blotches forming longitudinal markings on neck and forebody; tail with alternating dark and lighter bands. |
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| Etymology | This is the first endemic gecko from Nagaland, and the specific epithet is a toponym for the state. |
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