Overview
- Researchers led by Bijay Basfore, Manmath Bharali, and Rathin Barman documented the tiny lizard in the Kachugaon area near Raimona National Park in Kokrajhar.
- Detailed study of body traits and DNA confirmed it as new and placed it in the Cyrtodactylus group known for curved toes.
- The gecko turned up in a degraded forest patch, showing that even rough patches of forest can hide rare species.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the find on X and pledged support for surveys and habitat safeguards.
- Raimona National Park is a newer protected area created in 2021 in the Eastern Himalayan foothills.