Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai

Species of lizard

Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Gekkonidae
Genus:  | Cyrtodactylus
Species:  |

C. bengkhuaiai

Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai

Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, & Rathee, 2021

Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai is a species of gecko endemic to India.[1]

The lizard was named in 2021 after a Mizo chieftain who had fought the British Empire over 150 years before.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2021.
2. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2021-06-02). "Gecko named after Mizo chieftain who fought British 150 years ago". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-11-29.

Taxon identifiers

Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai|

* Wikidata: Q109974016
* CoL: 8SJ5W
* GBIF: 11207498
* NCBI: 2848643
* RD: bengkhuaiai

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