Table 4 (continued on next two pages). Comparisons of main morphological characters amongst species that are described within the ‘Indo-Burmese khasiensis clade’ to date. Abbreviations NA = Not Available; * = Discrepancies in scale-counting methods between cited sources and current criteria.

Species	SVL (mm)	SL	IL	PcFP/PcP (male)	PcFP/ PcP (female)	DTR	PVT1	PVT2	MVSR	Enlarged plate-like subcaudals	Dark dorsal blotches (from nape to mid-sacrum)	Reference
C. aaronbaueri	54.2–69.5	8–11	8–12	7–8	0 (6–8 pitted scales)	22–28	NA	36–39	35–40	no	9–11 (irregular and reticulated); no mid-dorsal line	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. annapurnaensis	50.7 to 63.9 mm max.	10–11	9–11	3–4	0 (3 pitted scales)	18–21	NA	28–35	32–35	no	Dark irregular blotches	Bhattarai et al. 2025
C. agarwali	56.4–71.8	9–12	8–10	11–18	NA	21–25	NA	34–38	32–39	no	8–9 (distinct and paired)	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. aunglini	68.6–81.6	*	*	12 –13	NA	21–26	NA	37–45	41–47	no	7–8 (distinct, some paired and some unpaired)	Grismer et al. 2018; Mahony & Kamei 2022
C. ayeyarwadyensis	62.1–71.8	*	*	10– 28	NA	22–24	NA	NA	32–37	no	9–11 (distinct and paired)	Bauer 2003
C. bapme	69.9–77.0	8–12	8–10	0	0 (0–13 pitted scales)	21–24	NA	32–37	30–39	no	7–9 (distinct and paired)	Kamei & Mahony 2021
C. barailensis	68.8	9 or 12	9	NA	10 pores	17	NA	32	36	no	Irregular and reticulated	Boruah et al. 2024
C. bengkhuaiai	54.9–72.5	9–11	7–11	5–7	0 (4–5 pitted scales)	22–26	NA	35–41	37–42	no	7–9 (distinct and paired)	Purkayastha et al. 2021
C. brevidactylus	71.4–88.0	10–12	10–11	8	8 pores	27–30	NA	38–42	35–46	no	3–4 large, dark dorsal blotches between nape and sacrum	Bauer 2002, Grismer et al. 2018
C. cayuensis	59.4–83.6	8–13	8–12	6–10	7–10 pores	15–26	NA	27–38	28–44	no	8–10 regular as well as irregular blotches	Mirza et al. 2021; Boruah et al. 2024
C. chrysopylos	64.9–83.8	*	*	8–13	0	16–20	NA	30–35	39–55	no	6–8, unpaired and transverse	Bauer 2002; Grismer et al. 2018
C. dianxiensis	73.8–79.9	9–12	8–11	7–8	0	17–19	NA	31 or 32 35–41		no	9–10, paired and distinct	Liu and Rao 2021; Zhang et al. 2024
C. exercitus	48.1–68.0	9–11	9–10	11–15	0 (11 pitted scales)	21–24	NA	32–34	35–37	no	Irregular	Purkayastha et al. 2022
C. gansi	46.5–62.4	*	*	16–29	13+1 pores	20–25	NA	NA	36–40	no	10 (distinct, transverse and unpaired)	Bauer 2003