Northeast- Bent-Toed Geckos

GS Paper III Environment

Scientists from India and the United Kingdom have identified six new species of bent-toed geckos in Northeast India.

Research Team and Findings

Bent-Toed Geckos

Institutions Involved: Researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), and the Natural History Museum London (NHM) collaborated on this project.

About bent-toed geckos

It is a small, nocturnal species.
Bent-toed geckos belong to the genus Cyrtodactylus.
Cyrtodactylus is a diverse genus of geckos found in Asia.
Other names: Bow-fingered geckos or forest geckos.
Global Distribution: It has around 346 species distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and the Solomon Islands.
Conservation Status: No Official data available

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Details of the New Species

Species	Location
Namdapha Bent-Toed Gecko	Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
Siang River Gecko	Siang River Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
Ngengpui Bent-Toed Gecko	Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram
Manipur Bent-Toed Gecko	Near Lamdan Kabui village, Manipur
Kiphire Bent-Toed Gecko	Kiphire, Nagaland
Barail Hill Bent-Toed Gecko	Barail Hill, Nagaland

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