Altiphylax tokobajevi

Altiphylax tokobajevi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Altiphylax
Species:	A. tokobajevi
Binomial name
Altiphylax tokobajevi (Jeremčenko & Szczerbak, 1984)
Synonyms [2]
Alsophylax tokobajeviJeremčenko & Szczerbak, 1984 Alsophylax (Altiphylax) tokobajevi— Rösler, 2000

Altiphylax tokobajevi, also known commonly as the Kirghizia even-fingered gecko, the Tien Shan even-fingered gecko, and the Tjan-Shan pygmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, tokobajevi, is in honor of Marat M. Tokobaev (born 1932), who is an entomologist and parasitologist. ^[3]

Geographic range

A. tokobajevi is found in Kyrgyzstan. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. tokobajevi is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

A. tokobajevi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Nazarov, R.; Böhm, M.; Dewhurst, N. (2017). "Altiphylax tokobajevi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T174110A47755423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T174110A47755423.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Species Altiphylax tokobajevi 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. (Alsophylax tokobajevi, p. 266).

Further reading

• Bauer AM, Masroor R, Titus-McQuillan J, Heinicke MP, Daza JD, Jackman TR (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa3599 (4): 301–324.
• Jeremčenko VK, Szczerbak NN (1984). "[New gecko lizard species (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Tien-Shan]". Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev1984 (2): 46–50. (Alsophylax tokobajevi, new species). (in Russian).
• Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (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. 580 pp. ISBN   978-88-89504-14-7. (Altiphylax tokobajevi, new combination).