Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko

Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cyrtodactylus
Species: C. khasiensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus khasiensis
(Jerdon, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Pentadactylus khasiensis
  • Gymnodactylus khasiensis
  • Tenuidactylus khasiensis

The Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus khasiensis) is a species of gecko found in Asia.

Distribution

North-eastern Bangladesh, India (Assam, Darjeeling, Khasi Hills), N Burma (Pangnamdim), Bhutan Race tamaiensis: "Upper Burma" (fide WERMUTH 1965); Type locality: Pangnamdim, Nam Tamai Valley, Upper Myanmar. Type locality: Khasi Hills, Assam.

References

  • Annandale, N. 1906 A new gecko from the eastern Himalayas. Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 2:287-288
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
  • Das,I. & Palden,J. 2000 A herpetological collection from Bhutan, with new country records. Herpetological Review 31 (4): 256-258
  • Jerdon,T.C. 1870 Notes on Indian Herpetology. P. Asiatic Soc. Bengal March 1870: 66-85


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