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Kiabii's angular-toed gecko

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Kiabii's angular-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. kiabii
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion kiabii

Kiabi's angular-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion kiabii ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Iran.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, kiabii, is in honor of Iranian ecologist Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi of Shahid Beheshti University.[1]

Geographic range

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C. kiabii is found in Bushehr Province, Iran.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtopodion kiabii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

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  • Ahmadzadeh F, Flecks M, Torki F, Böhme W (2011). "A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran". Zootaxa 2924: 22–32. (Cyrtopodion kiabii, new species).