Cyrtopodion watsoni
| Cyrtopodion watsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. watsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion watsoni (Murray, 1892)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Cyrtopodion watsoni, also known commonly as the Pakistani thin-toed gecko, Watson's gecko, or the northern spotted ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, watsoni, is in honor of Lieutenant E.Y. Watson of the Indian army, who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
C. watsoni is found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion watsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtopodion watsoni, p. 280).
Further reading
- Minton SA (1966). "A Contribution to the Herpetology of West Pakistan". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 134: 29-184. (Cyrtodactylus watsoni, new combination, p. 79).
- Murray JA (1892). The Zoology of Beloochistan and Afghanistan. (Reptiles and Batrachia). Bombay: Bombay Education Society Press. 83 pp. (Gymnodactylus watsoni, new species, p. 68).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni, p. 44).