Cyrtopodion scabrum

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Cyrtopodion scabrum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. scabrum
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion scabrum
(Heyden, 1827)
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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.

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Taxonomy

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.

Geographic range

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]

As an introduced species

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]

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References

  1. Els, J.; Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Nilson, G.; Sevinç, M.; Tok, C.V.; Werner, Y.L.; Disi, A.M.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Baha El Din, S.; Papenfuss, T. (2021). "Cyrtopodion scabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T164748A1072727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164748A1072727.en . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Cyrtopodion scabrum ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Keeled Rock Gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)".
  4. Din, Sherif Baha El (2006). A guide to reptiles and amphibians of Egypt. Cairo, Egypt. ISBN   978-1-61797-517-2. OCLC   880445081.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Powell R, Conant R, Collins JT (2016). Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. xiv + 494 pp., 47 plates, 207 figures. ISBN   978-0-544-12997-9. (Cyrtopodion scabrum, p. 259 + Plate 23).

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