A review of 21st century studies on lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria) in northeastern India with an updated regional checklist

The current study reviews saurian research undertaken in the 21st century in northeastern India. The scope of this review encompasses new species descriptions, range extensions, diversity assessments, systematic revisions, and species rediscoveries. In addition, it incorporates miscellaneous contributions, particularly those addressing myths, ecological aspects, conservation threats, and human-wildlife interactions documented from different states of the region. Based on published works from northeastern India, an updated checklist of the region’s lizard fauna is presented. The checklist comprises 84 species representing six families and 19 genera, with their conservation status assessed according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Journal of Threatened Taxa

• Publication date

  2025-10-26

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  DOI 10.11609/jott.8746.17.10.27720-27733
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