Kiabii's angular-toed gecko
Kiabii's angular-toed gecko | |
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Scientific 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
[edit]The specific name, kiabii, is in honor of Iranian ecologist Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi of Shahid Beheshti University.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]C. kiabii is found in Bushehr Province, Iran.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion kiabii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- 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).