The plump banded gecko (Cyrtodactylus dattanensis), also known commonly as Khan's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.
| Plump banded gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | C. dattanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus dattanensis (Khan, 1980) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Geographic range
editC. dattanensis is found in northwestern Pakistan.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Cyrtodactylus dattanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
Further reading
edit- Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301-324.
- Khan MS (1980). "A new species of gecko from northern Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology 12 (1): 11-16. (Gymnodactylus dattanensis, new species).