Gekko Mizoramensis

About Gekko Mizoramensis:

• It is a subgenus called Ptychozoon of the Gekko genus.
• There are 13 species of them throughout the world and they are found in Southeast Asia.
• Before founding this species, only one species- Ptychozoon lionotum or smooth-backed gliding gecko-was found in Mizoram.
• Its habitat spread into the parts of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia along with Mizoram.
• It is arboreal, nocturnal and glides from one tree to another.
• The new species is most similar to its sister species Gekko popaensis, from which it differs in having an uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence of 7–14% and by discrete differences in morphology and colour pattern. 
• Flying geckos have webbed limbs and flat tails to help them glide (they do not fly).
• The species is paraphyletic and comprises multiple cryptic species.