First record of a Guwahati Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis) preying on a theraphosid spider (Lyrognathus cf. crotalus) in Assam, India

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  • Arnab Deb Animal Aid Alliance, Bhattapukur, Durga Pally, Agartala, Tripura , India
  • Ashwini Kumar Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Vinay Gupta Assam Forest Department, Batahguli, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Bijay Basfore Department of Zoology, Pandu College, Guwahati, Assam
  • Sanath Bohra Help Earth, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam
  • Manmath Bharali Help Earth, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Pranjal Mahananda Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Rupankar Bhattacharjee Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden, Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Jayaditya Purkayastha Help Earth, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India

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https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v33i1.23961

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2026-08-27

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2026): Reptiles & Amphibians

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Copyright (c) 2026 Arnab Deb, Ashwini Kumar, Vinay Gupta, Bijay Basfore, Sanath Bohra, Manmath Bharali, Pranjal Mahananda, Rupankar Bhattacharjee, Jayaditya Purkayastha

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Deb, A., Kumar, A., Gupta, V., Basfore, B., Bohra, S., Bharali, M., Mahananda, P., Bhattacharjee, R., & Purkayastha, J. (2026). First record of a Guwahati Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis) preying on a theraphosid spider (Lyrognathus cf. crotalus) in Assam, India. Reptiles & Amphibians, 33(1), e23961. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v33i1.23961