Decemson Ht. - Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-۷۹۶۰۰۴, Mizoram, India
Vabeiryureilai Mathipi - Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-۷۹۶۰۰۴, Mizoram, India
Lalbiakzuala Lal - Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-۷۹۶۰۰۴, Mizoram, India
Lalremsanga Hmar Tlawmte - Developmental Biology and Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl-۷۹۶۰۰۴, Mizoram, India

We report Calotes geissleri from Chandel district in Manipur, India. Till recently allocated to Calotes mystaceus, this complex was revised and C. geissleri described from northeast India and Myanmar. We here report its occurrence in Chandel district, Manipur, adjacent to other northeastern states from where it was known previously. Our Manipur specimens have ۰.۰۰۳% genetic distance from its published type sequences, thereby confirming the identification and the range extension.

Calotes mystaceus complex, C. geissleri, first state report, N. E. India