About Cyrtodactylus dimensis:
- It is a new species of gecko.
- It was discovered in the Umrangso area of Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
- Dima Hasao forms part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, a region known for its rich variety of plants and animals.
- Cyrtodactylus dimensis belongs to the bent-toed gecko group.
- The species is closely related to Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka, another gecko species described from Dima Hasao, but differs in its genetic and morphological characteristics.
