Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka BHARALI, THAOSEN, VABEIRYUREILAI, LALREMSANGA, PURKAYATHA, BHATTACHARJEE, DAS & BOHRA, 2025
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Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Vanarakshaka Bent-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka BHARALI, THAOSEN, VABEIRYUREILAI, LALREMSANGA, PURKAYATHA, BHATTACHARJEE, DAS & BOHRA 2025 |
| Distribution | NE India (Assam) Type locality: Dibarai, Haflong (25.156699°N, 93.004547°E; 475 m elev.), Dima Hasao District, Assam, Northeast India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. Adult male, MZMU4036, collected by Jayaditya Purkayastha on 26 October 2024 at ca. 20:00 h Paratypes. Adult male (MZMU4037) collected by Jayaditya Purkayastha on 26 October 2024 at ca. 8 p.m. and a sub-adult male (MZMU3631) and a sub-adult female (MZMU3630) collected by Krijoboti Thaosen 12 September 2024 at ca. 19:00h. Other details are the same as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka sp. nov. is a moderately sized gecko with a maximum SVL up to 65 mm (n=4), having 9–11 supralabials and 9–10 infralabials. Dorsum is characterized by smooth granular scales interspersed with somewhat regularly arranged enlarged tubercles that are mostly oval, bluntly conical and usually feebly keeled; dorsal tubercles are usually 5–7 times the size of dorsal granular scales; mid-dorsum with 21–22 longitudinal rows of tubercles; 35–36 paravertebral tubercles (PVT2) between the level of the axilla and groin; 52–55 paravertebral tubercles (PVT1), originating from the most anterior tubercle on the occiput to the mid-sacrum; 38–41 mid-ventral scale rows between the weakly developed ventrolateral folds; males with a continuous series of 10 pre- cloacal pores with no visible pitted scales and females with a continuous series of 10 visible pre- cloacal pits; 16–17 subdigital lamellae on finger IV (excluding non-lamellar scales between the proximal and apical lamellae) and 16–20 subdigital lamellae on toe IV (excluding non-lamellar scales between the proximal and apical lamellae). 9–10 paired, somewhat irregularly shaped dark-brown transverse paravertebral blotches on the dorsum that are somewhat parallel to each other; a continuous series of alternating dark and light transverse bands on the dorsum of the tail and no single row of transversely enlarged subcaudal scales. (Bharali et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 11320 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after the Sanskrit words vana, meaning "forest," and rakshaka, meaning "protector" or "guardian." It is intended as a tribute to the Assam Forest Department, referred to here as vanarakshaka—the protectors of forests. The name recognizes the crucial contribution of Assam Forest department in conserving biodiversity and safeguarding natural habitats across the state. The epithet is treated as a noun in apposition. |
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