A new micro-endemic species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the lowlands of Northeast India, with additional morphological notes on Cyrtodactylus khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 based on topotypical specimens from Meghalaya, India Author Bohra, Sanath Chandra Help Earth, 16, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India. sreptilian6@gmail.com Author Deb, Arnab Animal Aid Alliance, Bhattapukur, Durga Pally, Agartala, Tripura 799003, India. arnabdeb12689@gmail.com Author Thongni, Goldenstar Rohbah, South West Khasi Hills District, Mawkyrwat, Meghalaya 793114, India. golden2394@gmail.com Author Bhattacharjee, Rupankar Help Earth, 16, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India. rupankar.bhatt@gmail.com Author Biakzuala, Lal Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, 796004 Tanhril, Mizoram, India. bzachawngthu123@gmail.com Author Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, 796004 Tanhril, Mizoram, India. htlrsa@yahoo.co.in Author Swargiary, Pranjal Help Earth, 16, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India. pranjalswargiary296@gmail.com Author Roy, Rita BG Colony, Bamunimaidam Railway Colony, Guwahati 781021, Assam, India. sreptilian6@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2026 2026-04-14 1048 256 303 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3255/14405 journal article 315095 10.5852/ejt.2026.1048.3255 b032e7f4-1100-46cc-ae80-795ab8fe582f 2118-9773 19663029 C4204CE1-7E5A-43BE-AEBA-F561BAA3B1C4

Table 4 (continued on next two pages). Comparisons of main morphological characters amongst species that are described within the ‘Indo-Burmese khasiensis clade’ to date. Abbreviations NA = Not Available; * = Discrepancies in scale-counting methods between cited sources and current criteria.

Species	SVL (mm)	SL	IL	PcFP/PcP (male)	PcFP/ PcP (female)	DTR	PVT1	PVT2	MVSR	Enlarged plate-like subcaudals	Dark dorsal blotches (from nape to mid-sacrum)	Reference
C. aaronbaueri	54.2–69.5	8–11	8–12	7–8	0 (6–8 pitted scales)	22–28	NA	36–39	35–40	no	9–11 (irregular and reticulated); no mid-dorsal line	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. annapurnaensis	50.7 to 63.9 mm max.	10–11	9–11	3–4	0 (3 pitted scales)	18–21	NA	28–35	32–35	no	Dark irregular blotches	Bhattarai et al. 2025
C. agarwali	56.4–71.8	9–12	8–10	11–18	NA	21–25	NA	34–38	32–39	no	8–9 (distinct and paired)	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. aunglini	68.6–81.6	*	*	12 –13	NA	21–26	NA	37–45	41–47	no	7–8 (distinct, some paired and some unpaired)	Grismer et al. 2018; Mahony & Kamei 2022
C. ayeyarwadyensis	62.1–71.8	*	*	10– 28	NA	22–24	NA	NA	32–37	no	9–11 (distinct and paired)	Bauer 2003
C. bapme	69.9–77.0	8–12	8–10	0	0 (0–13 pitted scales)	21–24	NA	32–37	30–39	no	7–9 (distinct and paired)	Kamei & Mahony 2021
C. barailensis	68.8	9 or 12	9	NA	10 pores	17	NA	32	36	no	Irregular and reticulated	Boruah et al. 2024
C. bengkhuaiai	54.9–72.5	9–11	7–11	5–7	0 (4–5 pitted scales)	22–26	NA	35–41	37–42	no	7–9 (distinct and paired)	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. brevidactylus	71.4–88.0	10–12	10–11	8	8 pores	27–30	NA	38–42	35–46	no	3–4 large, dark dorsal blotches between nape and sacrum	Bauer 2002, Grismer et al. 2018
C. cayuensis	59.4–83.6	8–13	8–12	6–10	7–10 pores	15–26	NA	27–38	28–44	no	8–10 regular as well as irregular blotches	Mirza et al. 2021; Boruah et al. 2024
C. chrysopylos	64.9–83.8	*	*	8–13	0	16–20	NA	30–35	39–55	no	6–8, unpaired and transverse	Bauer 2002; Grismer et al. 2018
C. dianxiensis	73.8–79.9	9–12	8–11	7–8	0	17–19	NA	31 or 32 35–41		no	9–10, paired and distinct	Liu and Rao 2021; Zhang et al. 2024
C. exercitus	48.1–68.0	9–11	9–10	11–15	0 (11 pitted scales)	21–24	NA	32–34	35–37	no	Irregular	Purkayastha et al. 2022
C. gansi	46.5–62.4	*	*	16–29	13+1 pores	20–25	NA	NA	36–40	no	10 (distinct, transverse and unpaired)	Bauer 2003