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Two new species of Gecko, recorded by a group of researchers in Northeast
The new find in Meghalaya has been named Cyrtodactylus exercitus. Exercitus in Latin means army and it was found in Umroi Military Station in the state. The new species from Mizoram has a scientific name Cyrtodactylus Siamensis and the English name Siaha bent-toed gecko. The species was named after Siaha. Locally, the Gecko shall be called the Indian Army’s bent-toed gecko. The genus Cyrtodactylus is represented by around 320 species worldwide a…
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