New-to-science gecko Cyrtodactylus jayadityai discovered in Tripura, named after researchers’ mentor

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Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, recorded from lowland wood patches of North Tripura district, showed a important divergence from its closest relative, Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis

Published - April 16, 2026 03:16 p.m. IST - GUWAHATI

An representation of Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, the recently discovered gecko. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

GUWAHATI

A squad of researchers has described a caller taxon of bent-toed gecko from Tripura, thereby expanding the herpetofauna of the northeast.

The researchers named the caller species, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, aft their Assam-based herpetologist mentor Jayaditya Purkayastha.

Published - April 16, 2026 03:16 p.m. IST

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