Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii

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Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. markuscombaii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
Synonyms [1]
  • Gonydactylus markuscombaii
    Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shaw, 1998
  • Cyrtopodion markuscombaii
    Rösler, 2000
  • Siwaligekko markuscombaii
    Khan, 2003
  • Cyrtodactylus marcuscombaii
    Mahony et al., 2009

Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii, also known commonly as the striped gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to eastern Nepal. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, markuscombaii, is in honor of Markus Comba (born 1956), who is a Swiss antiquarian bookseller, book restorer, and naturalist. [2]

Distribution

Known only from a single locality in E Nepal (Ilam; altitude 1,200-1,300 m. Possibly a Nepalese endemite.

Reproduction

C. markuscombaii is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 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. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, p. 169).

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