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(Redirected from Cyrtopodion indusoani) Species of lizard

Soan gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species: C. indusoani
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion indusoani
(Khan, 1988)
Synonyms
  • Cyrtodactylus indusoani
    Khan, 1988
  • Tenuidactylus indusoani
    — Khan, 1993
  • Cyrtopodion indusoani
    Rösler, 2000
  • Indogekko indusoani
    — Khan, 2003
  • Cyrtopodion (Indogekko) indusoani
    Bauer et al., 2013

The Soan gecko (Cyrtopodion indusoani ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Etymology

The specific name, indusoani, refers to two rivers, the Indus and the Soan, near the confluence of which the holotype specimen was collected.

Geographic range

C. indusoani is found in Punjab Province, Pakistan.

References

  1. ^ Cyrtopodion indusoani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
  • Khan MS (1988). "A new cyrtodactylid lizard from northwestern Punjab, Pakistan". Journal of Herpetology 22 (2): 241–243. (Cyrtodactylus indusoani, new species).
Taxon identifiers
Cyrtopodion indusoani


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