BENGKULU, Indonesia Scientists have recently described a new species of gecko from Borneo, highlighting the undiscovered rich biodiversity of the world’s third-largest island. Cyrtodactylus hamidyi, or the Hamidy bent-toed gecko, was introduced to the scientific world in a paper published in August in the journal Zootaxa. Researchers named the gecko after leading Indonesian herpetologist […]
New Indian Bent-Toed Gecko Species Discovered And Described
Cyrtodactylus arunachalensis is brown in coloration with a blotched pattern from the base of its tail up to its neck area
January 29, 2021
Cyrtodactylus Arunachalensis Photo by Mirza et.al.
Researchers in India have discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from the Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh.
Cyrtodactylus arunachalensis is brown in coloration with a blotched pattern from the base of its tail up to its nape. Males have a snout to vent length of around 70mm while females are larger, at around 74.5mm.
The lizard can be found in the province’s Dafla and Mishmi hills at elevations of 179 meters to 1,400 meters. The specimens collected for the research paper were found near culverts along roads, while other individual lizards were observed on tree trunks, low branches, rocky cliffs and broad-leafed shrubs.