Altiphylax mintoni

Altiphylax mintoni
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Altiphylax
Species:	A. mintoni
Binomial name
	Altiphylax mintoni; (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
Synonyms
	Gymnodactylus mintoni; Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981; Tenuidactylus mintoni; — Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984; Gonydactylus mintoni; — Kluge, 1991; Cyrtodactylus mintoni; — Kluge, 1993; Cyrtopodion mintoni; — Rösler, 2000; Siwaligekko mintoni; — Khan, 2003; Altiphylax mintoni; — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008;

Last updated October 16, 2025

Altiphylax mintoni, also known commonly as Minton's thin-toed gecko or the plump swati gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Etymology

The specific name, mintoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton.^[3]

Geographic range

Altiphylax mintoni is found in northern Pakistan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Altiphylax mintoni is rocky areas of forest, at elevations around 2,000 m (6,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Altiphylax mintoni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Khan MS (2021). "Altiphylax mintoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755379A47755386.en. Accesse on 15 October 2025.
1 2 3 Species Altiphylax mintoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 mintoni, p. 179).

Golubev ML, Sczerbak NN (1981). "[A new species of the genus Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae) from Pakistan]". Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev1981 (3): 40–45. (Gymnodactylus mintoni, new species). (in Russian).
Khan MS (2005). "An Overview of the Angular-toed geckos of Pakistan (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Gekko4 (2): 20–30.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Cyrtopodion mintoni, new combination, p. 74). (in German).
Sindaco, R.; Jeremčencko, V.K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. 580 pp.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Khan MS (2021). "Altiphylax mintoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755379A47755386.en. Accesse on 15 October 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Altiphylax mintoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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 mintoni, p. 179).

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