{"id":103823,"date":"2026-05-17T13:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103823"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:34:34","slug":"eublepharis-jhuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eublepharis-jhuma\/","title":{"rendered":"Eublepharis jhuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Eublepharis jhuma Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India recently discovered a new species of leopard gecko named Eublepharis jhuma from the rocky hills of Bihar, India. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Eublepharis jhuma<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of<\/span><b> leopard gecko.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered during a wildlife survey on the outskirts of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaimur-wildlife-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Bihar.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first of its kind ever recorded in the state, with unique physical traits and distinct DNA.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>named in honour of Dr. Dhriti Banerjee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>first female director of the Zoological Survey of India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nicknamed Jhuma.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reaching about 14 centimetres in body length, this <\/span><b>medium-sized reptile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sports a <\/span><b>dark brown back <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decorated with <\/span><b>two pale, spotty bands.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike its closest known relative, Eublepharis satpuraensis, this new species has <\/span><b>large, flat, bumpy scales on its back<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with unusually <\/span><b>wide gaps in between them.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also features a <\/span><b>higher number of tiny, textured ridges,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>lamellae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>underneath its fourth toe, which help with gripping.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a specific pattern of 12 to 13 pores near its tail, and if its tail drops and regrows, the new scales grow back in a distinct, flat, and rectangular shape rather than a circular one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-species-highly-trafficked-leopard-gecko-discovered-bihars-kaimur-hills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Eublepharis jhuma, a newly identified leopard gecko species from Bihar\u2019s Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary with unique DNA and distinct traits. 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