Plump banded gecko

The plump banded gecko (Cyrtodactylus dattanensis), also known commonly as Khan's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Plump banded gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. dattanensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus dattanensis
(Khan, 1980)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus dattanensis
    Khan, 1980
  • Tenuidactylus dattensis [sic]
    Szczerbak & Golubev, 1986
    (ex errore)
  • Tenuidactylus dattanensis
    — Khan & Tasnim, 1990
  • Gonydactylus dattanensis
    — Kluge, 1991
  • Cyrtopodion dattanensis
    — Rösler, 2000
  • Siwaligekko dattanensis
    — Khan, 2003

Geographic range

C. dattanensis is found in northwestern Pakistan.[1]

Reproduction

C. dattanensis is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Cyrtodactylus dattanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading
  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301-324.
  • Khan MS (1980). "A new species of gecko from northern Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology 12 (1): 11-16. (Gymnodactylus dattanensis, new species).
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