Cyrtopodion baigii
Cyrtopodion baigii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
Species: | C. baigii |
Binomial name | |
Cyrtopodion baigii Masroor, 2008 |
Cyrtopodion baigii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, baigii, is in honor of Pakistani herpetologist Khalid Javed Baig (1956–2006).[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. baigii is found in northern Pakistan, in Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan territory.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion baigii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtopodion baigii, p. 14).
Further reading
[edit]- Masroor, Rafaqat (2008). "A new species of Cyrtopodion (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the northern areas of Pakistan". Zootaxa 1857: 33–43. (Cyrtopodion baigii, new species).