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| taxon = Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai<br />
| authority = Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, & Rathee, 2021<br />
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'''''Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai''''' is a species of [[gecko]] endemic to [[India]].<ref>{{NRDB species |genus=Cyrtodactylus |species= bengkhuaiai |accessdate=22 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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The lizard was named in 2021 after a [[Mizo people|Mizo]] chieftain who had fought the [[British Empire]] over 150 years before.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Karmakar|first=Rahul|date=2021-06-02|title=Gecko named after Mizo chieftain who fought British 150 years ago|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gecko-named-after-mizo-chieftain-who-fought-british-150-years-ago/article34707664.ece|access-date=2021-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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