Cyrtopodion scabrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
Species: | C. scabrum |
Binomial name | |
Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Cyrtopodion scabrum, also known as the rough-tailed gecko, rough bent-toed gecko, rough-tailed bowfoot gecko, common tuberculate ground gecko, or keeled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Cyrtopodion basoglui is considered conspecific with Cyrtopodion scabrum. Because Cyrtopodion scabrum was originally described in 1827 and Cyrtodactylus basoglui was described in 1982, Cyrtodactylus basoglui is a junior synonym of Cyrtopodion scabrum.
C. scabrum is found in Afghanistan, Djibouti, [3] Egypt [4] (Siwa Oasis: HR 31: 254), Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sinai/Tor, Sudan, Turkey, Greece, United Arab Emirates, and the USA (introduced to Texas and Arizona). [2]
In the United States, C. scabrum has been introduced in Arizona and Texas. A breeding population has been established in Galveston, Texas, in the area of the commercial shipping docks. [5]
Cyrtopodion is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus has 25 described species.
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Hikida's bow-fingered gecko, also known commonly as Matsui's bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.
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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.
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