Cyrtodactylus exercitus PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, LITHO, RATHEE, BOHRA, MATHIPI, BIAKZUALA & MUANSANGA, 2022
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Cyrtodactylus exercitus
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus exercitus PURKAYASTHA, LALREMSANGA, LITHO, RATHEE, BOHRA, MATHIPI, BIAKZUALA & MUANSANGA 2022 |
| Distribution | India (Meghalaya) Type locality: Umroi, Ri-Bhoi District in Meghalaya, |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZMU 2542 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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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| Etymology | Named in honor of the Indian army. The specific epithet ‘exercitus’ is used as a noun in apposition. |
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