Researchers from the Mizoram University and the MaxPlanck Institute for Biology, Tubingen, Germany, found a new species of gecko in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border.
There are 13 species of them throughout the world.
They are found in Southeast Asia.
The species found inhabiting Mizoram.
It has previously been discovered in parts of South Asia including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards found in warm climates throughout the world.
The new species, which is around 20 cm in length, is an arboreal that lives on trees.