Sikkimese bent-toed gecko

Sikkimese bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. gubernatoris
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris
(Annandale, 1913)

The Sikkimese bent-toed gecko ('Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris) is a [2] species of gecko found in Darjeeling, India. As of 2011, the species is considered "Near Threatened".[3] Its habitat is being degraded due to agricultural expansion.[4][1]

References

  • Annandale, N. 1913 The Indian geckos of the genus Gymnodactylus. Records of the Indian Museum, 9: 309-326.
  • Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
  1. 1 2 Bohm, M.; Richman, N. (2011). "Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T174113A7017070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T174113A7017070.en. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Sharma, R.C. 2002. Fauna of India and adjacent countries. Reptilia Volume II (Sauria). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
  3. ↑ Bohm, M. & Richman, N. 2011. Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  4. ↑ Pandit, M.K., Sodhi, N.S., Koh, L.P.. Bhaskar, A. and Brook, B.W. 2007. Unreported yet massive deforestation driving loss of endemic biodiversity in Indian Himalaya. Biodiversity Conservation 16: 153-163.
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