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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...