Himalayan bent-toed gecko

The Himalayan bent-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion himalayanus) is a species of gecko found in northern India (Jammu and Kashmir) and western Nepal. It is sometimes placed in the genus Cyrtopodion.

Himalayan bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. himalayanus
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus himalayanus
(Duda & Sahi, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Tenuidactylus himalayanus
  • Gonydactylus himalayanus
  • Cyrtopodion himalayanus
  • Siwaligekko himalayanus
  • Cyrtopodion himalayanum

References
  • Duda P L; Sahi D N 1978 Cyrtodactylus himalayanus: a new gekkonid species from Jammu, India. Journal of Herpetology 12 (3) 1978: 351-354
  • Kluge A G 1993 Gekkonoid Lizard Taxonomy. International Gecko Society, San Diego, 245 pp.
  • Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  • Cyrtodactylus himalayanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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