Chitral gecko
Chitral gecko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Mediodactylus |
Species: | M. walli |
Binomial name | |
Mediodactylus walli (Ingoldby, 1922) | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
The Chitral gecko (Mediodactylus walli) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.
Etymology
The specific name, walli, is in honor of British herpetologist Frank Wall.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in northwestern Pakistan. The type locality is "Chitral, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan".[1]
References
Further reading
- Das I (1994). "The reptiles of South Asia: checklist and distributional summary". Hamadryad 19: 15-40.
- Ingoldby CM (1922). "A new stone gecko from the Himalaya". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 28: 1051. (Gymnodactylus walli, new species).
- Khan MS (1992). "Validity of the mountain gecko, Gymnodactylus walli INGOLDBY 1922". Herpetol. J. 2 (4): 106-109.
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