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Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii

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For the Australian genus, with some species sometimes called striped geckos, see Strophurus. For the New Caledonian genus called striped geckos, see Dierogekko.

Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. markuscombaii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
Synonyms[1]
  • Gonydactylus markuscombaii
    Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shaw, 1998
  • Cyrtopodion markuscombaii
    Rösler, 2000
  • Siwaligekko markuscombaii
    Khan, 2003
  • Cyrtodactylus marcuscombaii
    Mahony et al., 2009

Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii, also known commonly as the striped gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to eastern Nepal.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, markuscombaii, is in honor of Markus Comba (born 1956), who is a Swiss antiquarian bookseller, book restorer, and naturalist.[2]

Distribution

Known only from a single locality in E Nepal (Ilam; altitude 1,200-1,300 m. Possibly a Nepalese endemite.

Reproduction

C. markuscombaii is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, p. 169).

Further reading

  • Darevsky, Ilya S.; Helfenberger, Notker; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Shah, Karan (1998). "Two New Species of the Genus Gonydactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Nepal". Russian Journal of Herpetology 4 (2): 89–93. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, new species).