As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...

As night fell across Nepal, a “long”-limbed creature emerged from its hiding place and climbed along some rocks near a ...

As darkness seeped across the mountains of Nepal, a “long”-fingered creature with “green-grey” eyes emerged from its hiding ...

The trail where Cyrtodactylus karanshahi, or Karan’s bent-toed geckos, were found. Photo from Santosh Bhattarai, shared by Akshay Khandekar As darkness seeped across the mountains of Nepal ...

They took a closer look at the animals, tested their DNA and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis, or the Chitwan bent-toed gecko. A Cyrtodactylus ...

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has identified and described a new species of the bow-fingered gecko genus (Cyrtodactylus) from East Java, naming it Cyrtodactylus pecelmadiun.

A team of wildlife researchers including Tejas Thackeray—son of former chief minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray—has discovered three new species of bent-toed geckos (Cyrtodactylus) from Nepal.

Sure enough, they encountered several blotchy and unfamiliar-looking lizards. A Cyrtodactylus annapurnaensis, or ACAP bent-toed gecko. Photo from Santosh Bhattarai, shared by Akshay Khandekar ...