| Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. khasiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus khasiensis (Jerdon, 1870) | |
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The Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus khasiensis) is a species of gecko found in Asia.
North-eastern Bangladesh, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Khasi Hills), N Burma (Pangnamdim), Bhutan Race tamaiensis: "Upper Burma" (fide WERMUTH 1965); Type locality: Pangnamdim, Nam Tamai Valley, Upper Myanmar. Type locality: Khasi Hills, Assam.
The Khasi people are an ethnic group of Meghalaya in north-eastern India with a significant population in the bordering state of Assam, and in certain parts of Bangladesh. Khasi people form the majority of the population of the eastern part of Meghalaya, that is Khasi Hills, constituting 78.3% of the region's population, and is the state's largest community, with around 48% of the population of Meghalaya. They are among the few Austroasiatic-speaking peoples in South Asia. The Khasi tribe holds the distinction of being one of the few remaining matriarchal tribes of the world. Under the Constitution of India, the Khasis have been granted the status of Scheduled Tribe.
Calotes jerdoni, commonly known as the Indo-Chinese forest lizard or Jerdon's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to China and South Asia.
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