Cyrtodactylus ngopensis BOHRA, ZONUNSANGA, DAS, PURKAYASTHA, BIAKZUALA & LALREMSANGA, 2022
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Cyrtodactylus ngopensis
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus ngopensis BOHRA, ZONUNSANGA, DAS, PURKAYASTHA, BIAKZUALA & LALREMSANGA 2022: 1593 |
| Distribution | India (Mizoram) Type locality: Tuikhur veng, Chawngbawla section, Ngopa (23.884098°N, 93.211943°E; 1138 m asl), Champhai District, Mizoram, Northeast India. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZMU 2553, Adult male, collected by Johny M.S. Dawngkima, Rochanhlua and H.T. Zonunsanga on 16 September 2021 at ca. 8p.m. Paratypes: One adult male (MZMU 2555) and one adult female (MZMU 2552) from NEC road, Khuangchera section, Ngopa (23.886567°N, 93.212244°E; 1171 m asl), Champhai District, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by Rochanhlua and Johny M.S. Dawngkima on 17 September 2021 at ca. 7p.m.; one adult female (MZMU 2554; GenBank Accession No OM912605) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884992°N, 93.212629°E; 1169 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by H.T. Zonunsanga, Lal Biakzuala and H.T. Lalremsanga on 18 September 2021 at ca. 9p.m.; one adult female (MZMU2556) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884614°N, 93.212311°E; 1,160 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by Johny M.S. Dawngkima, on 19 September 2021 at ca. 9.30 p.m.; two adult females (MZMU2557 and MZMU2558) from Taitesena section, Ngopa (23.884234°N, 93.212704°E; 1152 m asl), Champhai district, Mizoram, Northeast India, collected by H.T. Lalremsanga and Lal Biakzuala on 20 September 2021 at ca. 6p.m. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus ngopensis sp. nov. is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL 62.6–68.6 mm); 10– 11 supralabials; 9–11 infralabials; dorsal tubercles rounded, conical to weakly keeled and in 19–20 longitudinal rows; 32–36 paravertebral tubercles between the level of axilla and groin; 32–39 mid-ventral scale rows across the ventral region; 6 precloacal pores in males and 0–6 precloacal pits in females; 14–18 subdigital lamellae under toe IV; no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales; somewhat indistinct but quantifiable pattern of alternating dark brown blotches on the dorsum of the body. (Bohra et al. 2022) Additional details (4285 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The species epithet is derived from the township of Ngopa in Champhai district of Mizoram State, from which the type specimens were collected. |
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