Cyrtopodion watsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. watsoni
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion watsoni
(Murray, 1892)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus watsoni
    Murray, 1892
  • Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi
    Procter, 1923
  • Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni
    M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Cyrtodactylus watsoni
    Minton, 1966
  • Tenuidactylus watsoni
    — Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984
  • Cyrtopodion watsoni
    Kluge, 1993

Cyrtopodion watsoni, also known commonly as the northern spotted ground gecko, the Pakistani thin-toed gecko, and Watson's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to South Asia.

Etymology

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The specific name, watsoni, is in honor of Lieutenant E.Y. Watson of the Indian army, who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

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C. watsoni is endemic to Pakistan.[1]

Reproduction

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C. watsoni is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cyrtopodion watsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 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. (Cyrtopodion watsoni, p. 280).

Further reading

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