Tenuidactylus bogdanovi

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Tenuidactylus bogdanovi
A Thin-Toed Gecko Tenuidactylus bogdanovi Nazarov et Poyarkov closeup.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tenuidactylus
Species:
T. bogdanovi
Binomial name
Tenuidactylus bogdanovi
Nazarov & Poyarkov, 2013

Tenuidactylus bogdanovi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, bogdanovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Oleg Pavlovich Bogdanov. [2]

Geographic range

T. bogdanovi occurs naturally in Uzbekistan and southern Tajikistan. [2] An introduced population of this species is known in South Ukraine, in the city of Odesa. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bogdanovi is desert, at altitudes up to 700 m (2,300 ft). It has also been found inside buildings. [1]

Reproduction

T. bogdanovi is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nazarov, R. (2017). "Tenuidactylus bogdanovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T54573089A54573093. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54573089A54573093.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Tenuidactylus bogdanovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. Krasylenko, Y.A.; Kukushkin, O.V. (2017). "An update of thin-toed gecko Tenuidactylus bogdanovi (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) population status in Odessa City, Ukraine". Zbìrnik Prac' Zoologìčnogo Muzeû (Kiïv). 48: 3–12. (in English).

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