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 2. Uncorrected pairwise genetic distances between the new species and its closest congeners within the ‘ khasiensis ’ clade.

Sl no	Species name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	Cyrtodactylus jayadityai sp. nov.
2	Cyrtodactylus jayadityai sp. nov.	0.000
3	KM255183 – Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis	0.047	0.048
4	KM255202 – Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis	0.048	0.052	0.006
5	KM255182 – Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis	0.049	0.050	0.000	0.008
6	PQ009379 – Cyrtodactylus ngengpuiensis	0.062	0.063	0.043	0.049	0.043
7	PQ009378 – Cyrtodactylus ngengpuiensis	0.076	0.076	0.063	0.069	0.065	0.008
8	GU550716 – Cyrtodactylus ayeyarwadyensis	0.100	0.097	0.079	0.103	0.081	0.049	0.069
9	JX440526 – Cyrtodactylus ayeyarwadyensis	0.100	0.097	0.079	0.102	0.081	0.049	0.070	0.000
10	MN911174 – Cyrtodactylus urbanus 1	0.117	0.140	0.127	0.156	0.129	0.107	0.125	0.153	0.153
11	MW367439 – Cyrtodactylus urbanus 2	0.121	0.141	0.127	0.153	0.129	0.113	0.130	0.154	0.154	0.009
12	MW367435 – Cyrtodactylus bapme	0.137	0.160	0.136	0.170	0.139	0.111	0.122	0.160	0.161	0.172	0.166
13	MW367438 – Cyrtodactylus bapme	0.137	0.160	0.135	0.170	0.137	0.109	0.121	0.164	0.165	0.169	0.164	0.001
14	MH971164 – Cyrtodactylus septentrionalis	0.139	0.157	0.126	0.160	0.128	0.119	0.127	0.164	0.165	0.149	0.145	0.126	0.125
15	MW367437 – Cyrtodactylus bapme	0.141	0.164	0.136	0.173	0.138	0.111	0.126	0.158	0.158	0.174	0.168	0.015	0.013	0.131
16	Cyrtodactylus khasiensis 1	0.145	0.156	0.134	0.160	0.137	0.102	0.133	0.164	0.165	0.149	0.149	0.182	0.180	0.166	0.190
17	KM255188 – Cyrtodactylus khasiensis 2	0.147	0.161	0.139	0.182	0.141	0.110	0.137	0.179	0.179	0.159	0.157	0.195	0.193	0.179	0.198	0.019