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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sabin’s Nellore dwarf gecko (Cnemaspis avasabinae) is found near a forest stream in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The team found the new skink genus and species under fallen longs in Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. These lizards are small and active, with a dark brown body with two faint stripes with a brilliant iridescent sheen to their scales.

Detailed explanation-3: -The new species discovered as part of the research team’s efforts to uncover herpetofaunal diversity of North East India was given scientific name as Cyrtodactylus exercitus (In Latin exercitus means army). The English name of the species was given as Indian army’s bent-toed gecko.