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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466CFF8B93B1FBCFFD7A43AB" bold="true" box="[151,274,1138,1162]" pageId="8" pageNumber="561">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
A: Dorsal view, B: ventral view, C: details of dorsal pholidosis, D: dorsal view of head, E: ventral view of head and lateral view of head (F: Right and G: Left) of the holotype of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466CFF8B93B1F965FD7C41D1" bold="true" box="[151,276,1752,1776]" pageId="8" pageNumber="561">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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in life [A: holotype (2903); B: MZMU2626, C: Uncollected individual and D: MZMU2742)].
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(
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males (
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road (
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;
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elevation
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,
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,
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,
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, north-east
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on
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by
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. Lalremsanga, Lal Muansanga and Joseph Vanlalhriata and
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females (
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,
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) collected along a narrow public slope stone steps walkway (
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;
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;
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elevation
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a.s.l.
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),
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,
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,
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, northeast
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by
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,
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,
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and
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on 12 November 2021 and 2 April 2022.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466DFF8A93B1F807FD7B40F2" bold="true" box="[151,275,1978,2003]" pageId="9" pageNumber="562">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Type series of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466DFF8A928BF807FEAF40F3" box="[429,711,1978,2002]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="562">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466EFF8993B1F935FD7B4181" bold="true" box="[151,275,1672,1696]" pageId="10" pageNumber="563">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Habitat shots of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466EFF899299F935FEB14181" box="[447,729,1672,1696]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="563">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
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at Vairengte A: Roadside at Hall Veng, B: Stone steps at Hall Veng and C: Vegetated rocky wall at Field Veng.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466EFF8993E1F8B4FD2C4002" bold="true" box="[199,324,1801,1827]" pageId="10" pageNumber="563">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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is a moderate-sized gecko (adult SVL
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) having 1011 supralabials and 1011 infralabials; 2223 longitudinal rows of dorsal tubercles which are rounded and conical to feebly keeled; 3439 continuous series of paravertebral tubercles between the level of axilla and groin; 3541 mid-ventral scale rows across the ventral region; 911 precloacal pores in males; 59 precloacal pits (no pitted scales in
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Description of
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:
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in good preservation condition. Adult male, SVL
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. Head less than one-third of SVL (HL/SVL 0.30), longer than broad (HW/HL 0.55), somewhat depressed (HD/HW 0.68) and distinct from neck, snout less than half of the head length (SO/HL 0.36); scales on the canthus rostralis, snout and forehead are homogeneous, interorbital area flat, canthus rostralis broadly rounded; loreal region inflated with granular scales; scales on the interorbital and occipital regions somewhat homogeneous in size; scales on the interorbital region of the head to the nape are slightly smaller than those of the forehead, somewhat blunt and juxtaposed having no distinct tubercles; eye approximately one-quarter of the head length (OD/HL 0.23); vertical pupil with crenulate margins; supraciliaries moderate in size, blunt, somewhat oval, those present in the middle (above the orbit) are largest and most prominent; ear opening oval, obliquely orientated, small (EL/HL 0.077); orbit to ear distance is less than the eye diameter (OE/OD 0.93); rostral wider than long (RL/RW 0.57), partially and dorsally divided by a poorly developed rostral groove; single enlarged supranasal on either side, separated by five small granular internasals; rostral in contact with the first supralabial, nasals, two supranasals and five small internasals; nostrils semicircular, openings laterally orientated, posterior half covered by the nasal pad, each nasal is in broad contact with the rostral and surrounded by the supranasal, first supralabial, and four small postnasals; a single row of small granular scales separate the orbit from the supralabials; mental wider than long (ML/MW 0.53), triangular; two well developed postmentals on either side; the inner pair of postmentals more than one and a half of the size of the outer pair (PMIIL/PMIL 0.52), bordered by the mental, infralabial I, the outer postmental and five gular scales on either side; outer postmentals bordered by inner postmental, infralabials I and II, and four gular scales on either side; 11 supralabials on each side, bordered by a row of medium to large sized scales, somewhat flat and elongated; 11 infralabials on each side, a row of enlarged gular scales (largest anteriorly) ventrally bordering infralabials II to V; gular region with small granular scales throughout except for a few scale rows bordering the mental, postmentals and infralabials which are larger, flat and juxtaposed.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466FFF8893B1F902FD7B41F6" bold="true" box="[151,275,1727,1751]" pageId="11" pageNumber="564">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
The arrangement of precloacal pores in
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466FFF88918BF902FFAF41F6" box="[685,967,1727,1751]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="564">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8B8D36D3466FFF8F93E1F894F9FE45EC" blockId="11.[151,1436,1833,2040]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="565" pageId="11" pageNumber="564">Body moderately slender, trunk length approximately half of the snout to vent length (TRL/SVL 0.47); dorsal scales are mostly heterogeneous, small rounded granule like scales intermixed with irregularly arranged, bluntly conical and feebly keeled enlarged tubercles (34 times the size of granular scales) becoming slightly smaller and more conical towards the flanks, the largest on the mid-dorsum; tubercles extending posteriorly from the occipital region to the second segment of the tail and are smaller on the nape than those of the dorsum; 23 mid-dorsal tubercle rows throughout the dorsum; 34 paravertebral tubercles between the level of the axilla and the level of the groin; ventrolateral folds are poorly developed, not denticulate but with a single row of continuous, projected smooth tubercles; ventral scales smooth, cycloid, imbricate to sub-imbricate and are in 40 rows, much larger than dorsals and are slightly smaller in size under thighs; ten distinct precloacal pores in a continuous series; a single row of six slightly enlarged scales (median scale being the largest) between the precloacal pores and the vent; four small postcloacal tubercles on both the sides of the tail base. Forearm (FL/SVL 0.16) and tibia (CL/SVL 0.18) short; digits narrow, without a scansorial pad, strongly inflected at each joint, all bearing robust, recurved claws; subdigital lamellae transversely widened beneath the basal phalanx; basal lamellae 4-5-6-5-5 on the right manus and 4-6-5-6-5 on the right pes; distal lamellae (intervening rows of non-lamellar granular scales between the basal and distal lamellae series in parentheses): 5(4)-7(2)-8(3)-8(3)-8(3) on the right manus, 5(4)-7(2)-10(2)-8(4)-10(3) on the right pes; interdigital webbing absent from both the manus and pes; relative length of digits: I &lt;II &lt;V&lt;III&lt;IV on the right manus, I &lt;II &lt;V&lt;III&lt;IV on the right pes; scales on the palms and soles are smooth, weakly raised, subimbricate; scales on the forelimbs are heterogeneous in size, comprising flat, imbricate to subimbricate scales on the upper arms, and those on forearms are heterogeneous in size, ventral portion covered with heterogenous sized imbricate scales; scales on the hindlimbs are heterogeneous in size, dorsal surfaces of the thighs and shanks have slightly enlarged scales, intermixed with scattered, enlarged, conical, feebly keeled tubercles; anterior portion of thighs and ventral aspect of hindlimbs have slightly enlarged, somewhat smooth, imbricate to subimbricate scales.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8F93E1FD6AF94344A0" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Tail complete, oval in cross-section, dorsoventrally depressed; dorsal tubercles on the tail base (tail portion containing the hemipenes) are enlarged, flat, and pointed; few enlarged, flat and distinctly keeled, tubercles randomly scattered near the first segment of the tail gradually decreasing slightly towards the second segment, remaining dorsal caudal scales smooth, flat, heterogenous in size and shape; subcaudal scales smooth, imbricate and heterogeneous in size, forming a mid-ventral series of granular scales; no enlarged transverse or paired row of subcaudals.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8F93E1FC37FFFE4378" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93E1FC37FDD54485" bold="true" box="[199,445,906,932]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Colouration in life (</emphasis>
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): Dorsum primarily greyish brown in colour; head somewhat brownish grey; forehead without markings; nape with a pair of discontinuous longitudinal markings, somewhat parallel to each other. A distinct, broad, dark-edged post ocular stripe with a lighter border runs from behind eyes to ear opening. Dark brown blotches with lighter edges distributed across dorsum, sometimes forming a reticulate pattern. Forelimb and hindlimb with indistinct whitish or cream-coloured blotches intermixed with dark brown blotches. Tail with alternating dark brown and transverse white bands. Venter off white.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8F93E1FBDFFE694380" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93E1FBDFFE79435D" bold="true" box="[199,529,1122,1148]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Colouration in preservative</emphasis>
: The colour is pale in comparison to the live specimen and the dark spots on the dorsum have partially darkened.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8F93E1FB17FE2E4274" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93E1FB17FD2943E5" bold="true" box="[199,321,1194,1220]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Variation:</emphasis>
Refer to
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for meristic, morphometric and basic pholidosis variation within the
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series of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F939CFB72FD1C43C9" box="[186,372,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92A6FB72FDB743C8" bold="true" box="[384,479,1231,1257]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
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</emphasis>
(
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). The
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series of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F901FFB72FF9B43C9" box="[825,1011,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F90D9FB72F83643C8" bold="true" box="[1023,1118,1231,1257]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4668FF8F90D9FB72F83643C8" box="[1023,1118,1231,1257]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
includes
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males (MZMU2901, MZMU2902 and MZMU2904) having prominent pre-cloacal pores (911) and
<specimenCount id="9D34FD5A4668FF8F97E8FB4EF92F422C" box="[1230,1351,1267,1293]" count="3" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" type="adult">three adult</specimenCount>
female specimens (MZMU2905, MZMU2626, and MZMU2742), all having visible pitted scales (59) in their precloacal region except MZMU2742 have none.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8F93E1FAE3FE1342C4" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93E1FAE3FD074259" bold="true" box="[199,367,1374,1400]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Comparisons:</emphasis>
Here, we have compared
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F91BDFAE2FFBD4259" box="[667,981,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F90F8FAE2F8524258" bold="true" box="[990,1082,1375,1401]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4668FF8F90F8FAE2F8524258" box="[990,1082,1375,1401]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
with all described members of the
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93E7FA3EFDB042BC" box="[193,472,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Cyrtodactylus khasiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
clade, as well as with
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F91F1FA3EFFEF42BC" authorityName="Mirza, Bhosale, Thackeray, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande &amp; Patel" authorityYear="2022" box="[727,903,1411,1437]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kamengensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F91F1FA3EFFEF42BC" box="[727,903,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. kamengensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of the
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F90F1FA3EF80E42BD" box="[983,1126,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. peguensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
clade including species (
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F96A5FA3EFD6C42E1" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cayuensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F96A5FA3EFD6C42E1" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. cayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9235FA1AFDA842E0" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[275,448,1447,1473]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="martinstollii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9235FA1AFDA842E0" box="[275,448,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. martinstollii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F92E9FA1AFEF742E0" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[463,671,1447,1473]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="markuscombaii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92E9FA1AFEF742E0" box="[463,671,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. markuscombaii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9188FA1AFF3F42E0" baseAuthorityName="Annandale" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[686,855,1447,1473]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="himalayicus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9188FA1AFF3F42E0" box="[686,855,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. himalayicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9040FA1AF86942E1" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1940" box="[870,1025,1447,1473]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tamaiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9040FA1AF86942E1" box="[870,1025,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. tamaiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) that are not assigned to any group/ clade due of the absence of molecular data.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34668FF8E93E1FA52FFE546EF" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2013]" lastBlockId="13.[151,1437,151,2026]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="566" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
We have differentiated
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92E3FA52FE924129" box="[453,762,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F91D9FA52FF3E4128" bold="true" box="[767,854,1519,1545]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4668FF8F91D9FA52FF3E4128" box="[767,854,1519,1545]" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: a smaller maximum adult size, SVL
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max. (
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F907CF9AEF849410C" box="[858,1057,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. kazirangaensis</emphasis>
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min. 80.0 mm;
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F97F1F9AEF90C410D" box="[1239,1380,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. montanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
min.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F93B1F98AFC944170" box="[151,252,1591,1617]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.82" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="78.2">78.2 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9223F98AFDA64170" box="[261,462,1591,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arunachalensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9223F98AFDA64170" box="[261,462,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. arunachalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F912EF98AFE054170" box="[520,621,1591,1617]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.17" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="81.7">81.7 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9150F98AFF604170" baseAuthorityName="Jerdon" baseAuthorityYear="1870" box="[630,776,1591,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="khasiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9150F98AFF604170" box="[630,776,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. khasiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F906EF98AFFC54170" box="[840,941,1591,1617]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.11" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="81.1">81.1 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9090F98AF8304170" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[950,1112,1591,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="martinstolli">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9090F98AF8304170" box="[950,1112,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. martinstolli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max. 82.0 mm;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9620F98AF9F44171" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1940" box="[1286,1436,1591,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tamaiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9620F98AF9F44171" box="[1286,1436,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. tamaiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max. 90.0 mm;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9276F9E6FD894155" box="[336,481,1627,1653]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cayuensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9276F9E6FD894155" box="[336,481,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. cayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F910DF9E6FEFD4154" box="[555,661,1627,1653]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.9799999999999995" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="79.8">79.8 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9185F9E6FF204155" box="[675,840,1627,1653]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jaintiaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9185F9E6FF204155" box="[675,840,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. jaintiaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
min.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F90A8F9E6FF904154" box="[910,1016,1627,1653]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.62" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="96.2">96.2 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9720F9E6F8A84154" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2002" box="[1030,1216,1627,1653]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevidactylus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9720F9E6F8A84154" box="[1030,1216,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. brevidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max. 88.0 mm;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F96A5F9E6FD7541B8" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysopylos">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F96A5F9E6FD7541B8" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. chrysopylos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F9247F9C2FDAF41B8" box="[353,455,1663,1689]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.379999999999999" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="83.8">83.8 mm</quantity>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F92F4F9C2FE2741B8" box="[466,591,1663,1689]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aunglini">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92F4F9C2FE2741B8" box="[466,591,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. aunglini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
max.
<quantity id="4CCA9B364668FF8F91B5F9C2FE9241B8" box="[659,762,1663,1689]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.16" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" unit="mm" value="81.6">81.6 mm</quantity>
); presence of 911 distinct precloacal pores in males (
<figureCitation id="13092A564668FF8F9677F9C2F9FC41B8" box="[1361,1428,1663,1689]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1727,1751]" captionTargetBox="[419,1168,957,1703]" captionTargetId="figure-393@11.[419,1168,957,1703]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 7. The arrangement of precloacal pores in Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis sp. nov." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10150626" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10150626/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
)
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93B1F91EFCB7419D" box="[151,223,1699,1724]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">versus</emphasis>
6 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9262F91EFDBC419D" authorityName="Bohra, Zonunsanga, Das, Purkayastha, Biakzuala &amp; Lalremsanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[324,468,1699,1725]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ngopensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9262F91EFDBC419D" box="[324,468,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C.ngopensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 12 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9168F91EFEBD419C" box="[590,725,1699,1725]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="namtiram">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9168F91EFEBD419C" box="[590,725,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C.namtiram</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 35 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F907BF91EF86B419C" authorityName="Lalremsanga, Chinliansiama, Bohra, Biakzuala, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga, Malsawmdawngliana, Hmar, Decemson, Siammawii, Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2022" box="[861,1027,1699,1725]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lungleiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F907BF91EF86B419C" box="[861,1027,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. lungleiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 57 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F97ADF91EF95D419C" box="[1163,1333,1699,1725]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bengkhuaiai">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F97ADF91EF95D419C" box="[1163,1333,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. bengkhuaiai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 78 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9392F97AFD0941C0" box="[180,353,1735,1761]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aaronbaueri">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9392F97AFD0941C0" box="[180,353,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. aaronbaueri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1118 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F912DF97AFEF941C0" box="[523,657,1735,1761]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agarwali">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F912DF97AFEF941C0" box="[523,657,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. agarwali</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 3438 PcFP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F906AF97AFFB541C0" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan &amp; Rathee" authorityYear="2021" box="[844,989,1735,1761]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="karsticola">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F906AF97AFFB541C0" box="[844,989,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. karsticola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 40 PcFP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F974BF97AF96E41C1" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1940" box="[1133,1286,1735,1761]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tamaiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F974BF97AF96E41C1" box="[1133,1286,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. tamaiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2639 PcFP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9395F956FD1B4024" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[179,371,1771,1797]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guwahatiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9395F956FD1B4024" box="[179,371,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. guwahatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 7 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F92C6F956FEC54024" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[480,685,1771,1797]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="markuscombaii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92C6F956FEC54024" box="[480,685,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. markuscombaii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 14 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9001F956FF854024" box="[807,1005,1771,1797]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septentrionalis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9001F956FF854024" box="[807,1005,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. septentrionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2937 PcFP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9784F956F9214025" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[1186,1353,1771,1797]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tripuraensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9784F956F9214025" box="[1186,1353,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. tripuraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1213 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F93C1F8B2FD0D4008" box="[231,357,1807,1833]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aunglini">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93C1F8B2FD0D4008" box="[231,357,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. aunglini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 08 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F92D0F8B2FEF34008" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[502,667,1807,1833]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="martinstolii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F92D0F8B2FEF34008" box="[502,667,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. martinstolii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1629 PcFP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9070F8B2FFDD4009" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" box="[854,949,1807,1833]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gansi">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9070F8B2FFDD4009" box="[854,949,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. gansi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 7 PcP in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9774F8B2F8804008" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[1106,1256,1807,1833]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="siahaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9774F8B2F8804008" box="[1106,1256,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. siahaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 59 precloacal pits (no pitted scales in
<specimenCount id="9D34FD5A4668FF8F928EF88EFE2D406C" box="[424,581,1843,1869]" count="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" type="generic">one specimen</specimenCount>
) in females
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F91F5F88EFF73406D" box="[723,795,1843,1868]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">versus</emphasis>
no visible pitted scales in females of
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F97EAF88EF90B406C" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan &amp; Rathee" authorityYear="2021" box="[1228,1379,1843,1869]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bengkhuai">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F97EAF88EF90B406C" box="[1228,1379,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. bengkhuai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 03 pitted scales in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9261F8EAFDB64050" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[327,478,1879,1905]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="siahaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9261F8EAFDB64050" box="[327,478,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. siahaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 1013 (no pitted scales in
<specimenCount id="9D34FD5A4668FF8F9064F8EAFFAC4050" box="[834,964,1879,1905]" count="1" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" type="generic">1 specimen</specimenCount>
) precloacal pits in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F97BAF8EAF9604050" authorityName="Kamei &amp; Mahony" authorityYear="2021" box="[1180,1288,1879,1905]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bapme">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F97BAF8EAF9604050" box="[1180,1288,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. bapme</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 2223 rows of feebly keeled, conical dorsal tubercles throughout the dorsum
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F905DF8C6FFAB40B5" box="[891,963,1915,1940]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">versus</emphasis>
1920 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9750F8C6F96040B5" authorityName="Bohra, Zonunsanga, Das, Purkayastha, Biakzuala &amp; Lalremsanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[1142,1288,1915,1941]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ngopensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9750F8C6F96040B5" box="[1142,1288,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. ngopensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2426 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9391F822FDEF4098" box="[183,391,1951,1977]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arunachalensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9391F822FDEF4098" box="[183,391,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. arunachalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 21 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9106F822FED94099" box="[544,689,1951,1977]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="namtiram">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9106F822FED94099" box="[544,689,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. namtiram</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 18 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F906CF822FFB44099" box="[842,988,1951,1977]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cayuensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F906CF822FFB44099" box="[842,988,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. cayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F973FF822F88B4098" authorityName="Mahony" authorityYear="2009" box="[1049,1251,1951,1977]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mandalayensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F973FF822F88B4098" box="[1049,1251,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. mandalayensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1415 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F93B1F87EFD3540FC" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[151,349,1987,2013]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="markuscombaii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F93B1F87EFD3540FC" box="[151,349,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C.markuscombaii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1618 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9136F87EFEBA40FC" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[528,722,1987,2013]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagalandensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9136F87EFEBA40FC" box="[528,722,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. nagalandensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1620 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F90A5F87EF84140FC" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" box="[899,1065,1987,2013]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysopylos">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F90A5F87EF84140FC" box="[899,1065,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. chrysopylos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 21 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504668FF8F9797F87EF92140FD" baseAuthorityName="Smith" baseAuthorityYear="1940" box="[1201,1353,1987,2013]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="565" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tamaiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14668FF8F9797F87EF92140FD" box="[1201,1353,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="565">C. tamaiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2428 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93D7FF2AFDF94790" authorityName="Lalremsanga, Chinliansiama, Bohra, Biakzuala, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga, Malsawmdawngliana, Hmar, Decemson, Siammawii, Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2022" box="[241,401,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lungleiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93D7FF2AFDF94790" box="[241,401,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C.lungleiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2327 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9162FF2AFEBE4790" authorityName="Grismer, Wood, Quah, Thura, Herr &amp; Lin" authorityYear="2019" box="[580,726,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombergi">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9162FF2AFEBE4790" box="[580,726,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. mombergi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 2730 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E90AFFF2AF8284790" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2002" box="[905,1088,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevidactylus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E90AFFF2AF8284790" box="[905,1088,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. brevidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 1920 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E97D2FF2AF9FD4791" box="[1268,1429,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jaintiaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97D2FF2AF9FD4791" box="[1268,1429,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. jaintiaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 19-21 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9219FF06FD8147F5" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[319,489,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tripuraensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9219FF06FD8147F5" box="[319,489,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. tripuraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 21 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9181FF06FF3847F4" baseAuthorityName="Annandale" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[679,848,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="himalayicus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9181FF06FF3847F4" box="[679,848,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. himalayicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; presence of 3439 rows of paravertebral tubercles between the level of axilla and groin separates it from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9026FF62FFED47D9" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[768,901,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="exercitus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9026FF62FFED47D9" box="[768,901,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. exercitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(3234 rows)
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E970DFF62F8A647D9" box="[1067,1230,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jaintiaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E970DFF62F8A647D9" box="[1067,1230,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. jaintiaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(3034 rows) and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93B1FEBEFD36463D" box="[151,350,258,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="septentrionalis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93B1FEBEFD36463D" box="[151,350,258,285]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. septentrionalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(3842 rows); 3541 rows of mid ventral scales across the venter (32 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E97EBFEBEF9FC463D" authorityName="Mahony" authorityYear="2009" box="[1229,1428,258,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mandalayensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97EBFEBEF9FC463D" box="[1229,1428,258,285]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. mandalayensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 3034 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9267FE9BFD994661" authorityName="Mirza, Bhosale, Thackeray, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande &amp; Patel" authorityYear="2022" box="[321,497,294,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kamengensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9267FE9BFD994661" box="[321,497,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. kamengensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E910FFE9BFECE4661" authorityName="Purkayastha, Das, Bohra, Bauer &amp; Agarwal" authorityYear="2020" box="[553,678,294,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="urbanus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E910FFE9BFECE4661" box="[553,678,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. urbanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 3035 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9078FE9BF8484661" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[862,1056,294,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guwahatiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9078FE9BF8484661" box="[862,1056,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. guwahatiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 57 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9789FE9BF9004661" box="[1199,1384,294,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="myaleiktaung">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9789FE9BF9004661" box="[1199,1384,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. myaleiktaung</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 34- 35 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E923CFEF4FDB64642" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[282,478,329,355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagalandensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E923CFEF4FDB64642" box="[282,478,329,355]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. nagalandensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 33 or 34 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9193FEF4FF374642" baseAuthorityName="Annandale" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[693,863,329,355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="himalayicus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9193FEF4FF374642" box="[693,863,329,355]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. himalayicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 4749 rows in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9763FEF4F8AD4642" box="[1093,1221,329,355]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aunglini">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9763FEF4F8AD4642" box="[1093,1221,329,355]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. aunglini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); 1417 subdigital lamellae beneath fourth toe (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92FAFED0FE4C46A7" box="[476,548,365,390]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">versus</emphasis>
913 subdigital lamellae in
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9040FED0F87E46A7" authorityName="Mirza, Bhosale, Thackeray, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande &amp; Patel" authorityYear="2022" box="[870,1046,364,391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kamengensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9040FED0F87E46A7" box="[870,1046,364,391]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. kamengensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E97B6FED0F92046A7" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2002" box="[1168,1352,364,391]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brevidactylus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97B6FED0F92046A7" box="[1168,1352,364,391]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. brevidactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E9670FED0FCC5468B" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.334" metricValueMax="5.842" metricValueMin="4.826" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="21.0" valueMax="23.0" valueMin="19.0">1923 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9392FE2DFD5B468B" box="[180,307,400,426]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aunglini">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9392FE2DFD5B468B" box="[180,307,400,426]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. aunglini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E924CFE2DFE79468B" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" box="[362,529,400,426]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysopylos">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E924CFE2DFE79468B" box="[362,529,400,426]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. chrysopylos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E9106FE2DFE32468B" box="[544,602,400,426]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.302" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="13.0">13 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9147FE2DFF6D468B" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[609,773,400,426]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="martinstolli">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9147FE2DFF6D468B" box="[609,773,400,426]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. martinstolli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E9032FE2DFF26468B" box="[788,846,400,426]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.572" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="18.0">18 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9073FE2DF865468B" box="[853,1037,400,426]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="myaleiktaung">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9073FE2DF865468B" box="[853,1037,400,426]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. myaleiktaung</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E973FFE2DF83D468B" box="[1049,1109,400,426]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.826" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="19.0">19 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E977AFE2DF942468B" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[1116,1322,400,426]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="markuscombaii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E977AFE2DF942468B" box="[1116,1322,400,426]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. markuscombaii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E961FFE2DF9F4468B" box="[1337,1436,400,426]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.207" metricValueMax="5.588" metricValueMin="4.826" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="20.5" valueMax="22.0" valueMin="19.0">1922 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93B1FE09FD4346EC" baseAuthorityName="Jerdon" baseAuthorityYear="1870" box="[151,299,435,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="khasiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93B1FE09FD4346EC" box="[151,299,435,462]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. khasiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9247FE09FD9B46EC" authorityName="Grismer, Wood, Quah, Thura, Herr &amp; Lin" authorityYear="2019" box="[353,499,435,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mombergi">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9247FE09FD9B46EC" box="[353,499,435,462]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. mombergi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<quantity id="4CCA9B364669FF8E9127FE09FE5246EC" box="[513,570,435,462]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.54" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" unit="in" value="10.0">10 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9167FE09FE8146EC" baseAuthorityName="Annandale" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[577,745,435,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="himalayicus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9167FE09FE8146EC" box="[577,745,435,462]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. himalayicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9006FE09FF1546EC" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" box="[800,893,436,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gansi">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9006FE09FF1546EC" box="[800,893,436,462]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. gansi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34669FF8E93E1FE6AF8CD442C" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
A single row of 56 slightly enlarged scales below the pored scales (median scale being the largest) distinguishes
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93B1FE47FDBA4535" authority="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha, 2023" authorityName="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,466,506,532]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vairengtensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93B1FE47FDBA4535" box="[151,466,506,532]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92FBFE46FE514534" bold="true" box="[477,569,507,533]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4669FF8E92FBFE46FE514534" box="[477,569,507,533]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E91A2FE46FF3B4535" box="[644,851,506,533]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arunachalensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E91A2FE46FF3B4535" box="[644,851,506,533]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. arunachalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which has three to four rows of slightly enlarged scales below the pored scales. Moreover, the presence of indistinct dark dorsal spots in the dorsum differentiates
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93B1FDFCFDA7457A" authority="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha, 2023" authorityName="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2023" box="[151,463,577,603]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vairengtensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93B1FDFCFDA7457A" box="[151,463,577,603]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92F0FDFCFE47457A" bold="true" box="[470,559,577,603]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4669FF8E92F0FDFCFE47457A" box="[470,559,577,603]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9155FDFFFEB6457A" authorityName="Kamei &amp; Mahony" authorityYear="2021" box="[627,734,577,604]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bapme">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9155FDFFFEB6457A" box="[627,734,577,604]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. bapme</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(7-9 paired dark blotches),
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9735FDFFF8E7457A" authorityName="Purkayastha, Das, Bohra, Bauer &amp; Agarwal" authorityYear="2020" box="[1043,1167,577,604]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="urbanus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9735FDFFF8E7457A" box="[1043,1167,577,604]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. urbanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(68 paired dark brown blotches in the dorsum),
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9288FDD8FE5B455E" box="[430,563,613,639]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agarwali">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9288FDD8FE5B455E" box="[430,563,613,639]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. agarwali</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(89 pairs of dark blotches in the dorsum),
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9707FDD8F8A5455E" box="[1057,1229,613,639]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aaronbaueri">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9707FDD8F8A5455E" box="[1057,1229,613,639]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. aaronbaueri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(1112 prominent blotches in the dorsum),
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9280FD34FEEB4583" authorityName="Bauer" authorityYear="2003" box="[422,643,648,675]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ayeyarwadyensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9280FD34FEEB4583" box="[422,643,648,675]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. ayeyarwadyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(911 paired dark blotches in the dorsum) and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E97A0FD34F9434583" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[1158,1323,649,675]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tripuraensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97A0FD34F9434583" box="[1158,1323,649,675]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. tripuraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(presence of dark brown blotches in the dorsum usually bordered posteriorly by white punctuations in the latter two species), as well as from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9272FD6DFD8245C8" baseAuthorityName="Jerdon" baseAuthorityYear="1870" box="[340,490,719,746]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="khasiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9272FD6DFD8245C8" box="[340,490,719,746]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. khasiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E92DDFD6DFECA45C8" baseAuthorityName="Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov &amp; Shah" baseAuthorityYear="1998" box="[507,674,719,746]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="martinstolii">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92DDFD6DFECA45C8" box="[507,674,719,746]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. martinstolii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E91FBFD6DFF0545C8" box="[733,877,720,746]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cayuensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E91FBFD6DFF0545C8" box="[733,877,720,746]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C.cayuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of uniform granular subcaudals (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9387FD4EFC81442D" box="[161,233,755,780]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">versus</emphasis>
presence of a median series of paired enlarged subcaudals in the latter three species).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34669FF8E93E1FCAAF97E4456" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
In
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93C3FCABFE7E4411" authority="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha, 2023" authorityName="Lalremsanga &amp; Colney &amp; Vabeiryureilai &amp; Malsawmdawngliana &amp; Bohra &amp; Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga &amp; Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2023" box="[229,534,790,816]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactyus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vairengtensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93C3FCABFE7E4411" box="[229,534,790,816]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Cyrtodactyus vairengtensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E913BFCABFE1E4411" bold="true" box="[541,630,790,816]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27557BA4669FF8E913BFCABFE1E4411" box="[541,630,790,816]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, the dorsal tubercles reach at least the second segment of the tail, which differentiates it from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E92B6FC87FE354475" box="[400,605,826,852]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kazirangaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92B6FC87FE354475" box="[400,605,826,852]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. kazirangaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as well as from
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9001FC87FFD14472" authorityName="Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2018" box="[807,953,826,852]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9001FC87FFD14472" box="[807,953,826,852]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. montanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(tubercles not extending beyond first tail segment and tubercles reaching at least till the third tail segment respectively in the latter two species).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32865584669FF8E93E1FC3CFEA041EA" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8D36D34669FF8E93E1FC3CFEA041EA" blockId="13.[151,1437,151,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">
We performed statistical analyses based on the meristic values (
<tableCitation id="C6B003684669FF8E90BAFC3DFF9B44BA" box="[924,1011,896,923]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="16.[152,245,1160,1184]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="TABLE 3. Morphometric and meristic data for Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis sp. nov." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4D665B4674FF9393BEFB35F8774380" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" tableUuid="DF4D665B4674FF9393BEFB35F8774380">Table 3</tableCitation>
) to compare the new specimens with respect to the recently described Mountain clade species from
<collectingRegion id="49F6F8314669FF8E9056FC19F87A449E" box="[880,1042,932,959]" country="India" name="Mizoram" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Mizoram state</collectingRegion>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9702FC19F8DE449F" authorityName="Bohra, Zonunsanga, Das, Purkayastha, Biakzuala &amp; Lalremsanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[1060,1206,932,958]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ngopensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9702FC19F8DE449F" box="[1060,1206,932,958]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. ngopensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E97E0FC19F91B449F" box="[1222,1395,932,958]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aaronbaueri">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97E0FC19F91B449F" box="[1222,1395,932,958]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. aaronbaueri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E96A5FC19FD4944C0" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bengkhuaiai">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E96A5FC19FD4944C0" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. bengkhuaiai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E9217FC75FDB144C0" authorityName="Lalremsanga, Chinliansiama, Bohra, Biakzuala, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga, Malsawmdawngliana, Hmar, Decemson, Siammawii, Das &amp; Purkayastha" authorityYear="2022" box="[305,473,967,994]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lungleiensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9217FC75FDB144C0" box="[305,473,967,994]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. lungleiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E92CFFC75FEE844C0" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[489,640,967,994]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="siahaensis">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92CFFC75FEE844C0" box="[489,640,967,994]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. siahaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) along with certain members of the Lowland clade from
<collectingRegion id="49F6F8314669FF8E9606FC7AFCA24324" country="India" name="Meghalaya" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Meghalaya state</collectingRegion>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E93FCFC56FD364324" box="[218,350,1003,1029]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agarwali">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93FCFC56FD364324" box="[218,350,1003,1029]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. agarwali</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E924DFC56FD934324" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan &amp; Rathee" authorityYear="2021" box="[363,507,1003,1029]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="karsticola">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E924DFC56FD934324" box="[363,507,1003,1029]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. karsticola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C324D504669FF8E912EFC56FEE44324" authorityName="Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala &amp; Muansanga" authorityYear="2022" box="[520,652,1003,1029]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="566" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="exercitus">
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E912EFC56FEE44324" box="[520,652,1003,1029]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">C. exercitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). In males, one-way ANOVA with taxon as a factor showed significant differences in the PcP/PcFP (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92C7FBB2FD9A4309" box="[481,498,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E92D4FB9CFD92430E" attach="left" box="[498,506,1057,1071]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8</subScript>
,
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E9127FB9CFE79430E" attach="left" box="[513,529,1057,1071]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">22</subScript>
= 113.56,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E91AAFBB2FEF24309" box="[652,666,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
&lt;0.001), IL (right) (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E90ACFBB2FFF34309" box="[906,923,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E90BDFB9CFFDF430E" attach="left" box="[923,951,1057,1071]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 3.41,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9731FBB2F84D4309" box="[1047,1061,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.011); FILamc (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9623FBB2F97E4309" box="[1285,1302,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E9630FB9CF95A430E" attach="left" box="[1302,1330,1057,1071]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 3.52,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E96A8FBB2F9F44309" box="[1422,1436,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.009), FIILamb (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E925BFB8EFDE6436D" box="[381,398,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E92A8FBF9FDC24373" attach="left" box="[398,426,1092,1106]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 2.44,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E912FFB8EFE7F436D" box="[521,535,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.047), FIIILamc (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E902BFB8EFF76436D" box="[781,798,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E9038FBF9FF524373" attach="left" box="[798,826,1092,1106]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 5.12,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E90BAFB8EFFC2436D" box="[924,938,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.001), TILamc (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97A9FB8EF8C8436D" box="[1167,1184,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E9786FBF9F8D44373" attach="left" box="[1184,1212,1092,1106]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 3.16,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9638FB8EF944436D" box="[1310,1324,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.016), TIIILamb (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E923EFBEBFD41434E" box="[280,297,1110,1135]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E920FFBD5FD2E4357" attach="left" box="[297,326,1128,1142]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 2.76,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9280FBEBFDDC434E" box="[422,436,1110,1135]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.028), and TIVLamb (F
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E91D5FBD5FF674357" attach="left" box="[755,783,1128,1142]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">8,22</subScript>
= 2.42, p = 0.048); and through the alternative Kruskal-Wallis H test, significant differences are also seen in the FIVLamc [
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E908EFBC7FFD443B2" box="[936,956,1146,1171]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">H</emphasis>
(8) = 21.59,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9769FBC7F83543B2" box="[1103,1117,1146,1171]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.006], TILama [
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9663FBC7F93143B2" box="[1349,1369,1146,1171]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">H</emphasis>
(8) = 17.09,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93C3FB20FC9B4397" box="[229,243,1181,1206]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.029], TIILamc [
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92FBFB20FD994397" box="[477,497,1181,1206]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">H</emphasis>
(8) = 20.47,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E91A0FB20FEFC4397" box="[646,660,1181,1206]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.009], and TIVLamc [H (8) = 15.67,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9744FB20F8184397" box="[1122,1136,1181,1206]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.047]. In females, one-way ANOVA with taxon as a factor also showed significant differences in the pitted precloacal scales (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E963AFB7CF94543FB" box="[1308,1325,1217,1242]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
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= 3.24, p
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9388FB59FCA943DC" box="[174,193,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">=</emphasis>
0.049), PVT (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E924CFB59FD1343DC" box="[362,379,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E925DFB48FDFE4222" attach="left" box="[379,406,1269,1283]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">5,11</subScript>
= 3.60,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E92D0FB59FE4843DC" box="[502,544,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p =</emphasis>
0.036), DTR (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E91EAFB59FEB543DC" box="[716,733,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E91FBFB48FE914222" attach="left" box="[733,761,1269,1283]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">5,11</subScript>
= 25.36,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9041FB59FFF943DC" box="[871,913,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p &lt;</emphasis>
0.001), and TILamc (
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E97B6FB59F8C943DC" box="[1168,1185,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">F</emphasis>
<subScript id="17B634964669FF8E9787FB48F8D54222" attach="left" box="[1185,1213,1269,1283]" fontSize="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">5,11</subScript>
= 8.70,
<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E963BFB59F94343DC" box="[1309,1323,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">p</emphasis>
= 0.002). Excluding the sex-specific meristic characters (i.e. PcP/ PcFP in males and pitted precloacal scales in females), the interspecific different characters identified through univariate analyses among males (IL (right), FILamc, FIILamb, FIIILamc, FIVLamc, TILama, TILamc, TIILamc, TIIILamb, TIVLamb, and TIVLamc) and females (PVT, DTR, TILamc) were further adopted for determining the clustering of the species through multivariate analysis (PCA) by pooling sexes (
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). Given that the correlation matrix showed weak correlations between the variables (r &lt;0.75), we utilized all the selected variables for the PCA. A total of five components were extracted (eigen values&gt; 1) that accounted for 75% of the total variation, and the three components accounted for 59% of the total variation of the data, with PC1, PC2 and PC3 representing 32%, 15%, and 11% respectively. The representation of the first two components depicts the clustering of the new specimens and
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with a marginal separation between them along the first and second principal components. Furthermore, ordination of the second and third components also depicts a marginal separation between the new specimens and
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along the second principal components. Therefore, based on morphology and genetic assessment, we consider the new specimens from Vairengte as a new species of
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E9102F90DFEA941EB" box="[548,705,1712,1738]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Cyrtodactylus</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC14669FF8E93E1F96EFE0E41CC" bold="true" box="[199,614,1747,1774]" pageId="13" pageNumber="566">Distribution and Natural History:</emphasis>
We have collected individuals of the new species only from Vairengte town, one of the townships in the Kolasib District, bordering the Cachar District (
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) in the extreme northnortheast of
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. The area lies with in an ecotonal region between the Lushai upland hills in
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and the Cachar lowland plains in
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. The approximate aerial distances from the type locality of the new species to the type locality of its closest sister species,
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(
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Purkayastha
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2021
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is ca.
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towards the south, in the State capital, Aizawl. The species is found to be nocturnal and all the specimens of
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were collected between ca. 2100-2240 h, from ca.
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to
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above ground. The
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and
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(MZMU2904 &amp; MZMU2905) were on jointed weathered siltstone bed along a public link road (
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), whilst other
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were collected from a rocky wall covered by vegetation along public light vehicle road (
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) and stone steps (
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). All the specimens were collected from anthropogenic areas fringed with secondary forest in the peripheral part of the town. Climatic conditions in the area varied between 15°C and 21°C during winters and 27°C to 34°C during summers; the annual average rainfall is
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(
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Guhathakurta
<emphasis id="B946EAC1466AFF8D97B2FEBEF8A6463C" box="[1172,1230,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="567">et al.</emphasis>
2020
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). The forest type of the location is tropical semievergreen forest as per the classification by
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Singh
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(2002)
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, corresponding to the semievergreen 2B/C2 forest type (
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), and the vegetation around the area comprises mixed plantation trees such as
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heterophyllus
</emphasis>
and
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.
</emphasis>
Other common plants include
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comosus, Blumea lanceolaria, Manihot esculenta, Melocanna baccifera, Mikania micrantha, Musa paradisiaca, Mussaendra roxburghii
</emphasis>
and
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.
</emphasis>
Ferns such as
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,
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felix, Diplazium esculentum
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466AFF8D9058FE66F84246D4" box="[894,1066,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="567">Dryopteris filix</emphasis>
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were also abundant.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466AFF8D93E1FE42FD264538" bold="true" box="[199,334,511,537]" pageId="14" pageNumber="567">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is derived from the name of Vairengte town, Kolasib District of the state of
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from where the
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series were collected.
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<emphasis id="B946EAC1466AFF8D93E1FDFBFD944540" bold="true" box="[199,508,582,609]" pageId="14" pageNumber="567">Suggested common name.</emphasis>
Vairengte bent-toed gecko
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