Kiabii's angular-toed gecko

Kiabii's angular-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cyrtopodion
Species: C. kiabii
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion kiabii
Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki &
W. Böhme, 2011

Kiabi's angular-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion kiabii ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Iran.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, kiabii, is in honor of Iranian ecologist Bahram Hassanzadeh Kiabi of Shahid Beheshti University.[1]

Geographic range

C. kiabii is found in Bushehr Province, Iran.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Ahmadzadeh F, Flecks M, Torki F, Böhme W (2011). "A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran". Zootaxa 2924: 22-32. (Cyrtopodion kiabii, new species).


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