Rohtas gecko

Rohtas gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Cyrtopodion
Species: C. rohtasfortai
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
(Khan & Tasnim, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tenuidactylus rohtasforti
    Khan & Tasnim, 1990
  • Gonydactylus rohtasforti
    — Kluge, 1991
  • Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
    — Rösler, 2000
  • Indogekko rohtasfortai
    — Khan, 2003
  • Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
    — Bauer et al., 2013

The Rohtas gecko (Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Geographic range

Within Pakistan, C. rohtasfortai occurs in southwestern Azad Kashmir and northeastern Punjab Province.[1]

Reproduction

C. rohtasfortai is an oviparous species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.

Further reading

  • 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, M.S.; Tasnim, Rashida (1990). "A New Gecko of the Genus Tenuidactylus from Northeastern Punjab, Pakistan, and Southwestern Azad Kashmir ". Herpetologica 46 (2): 142-148. (Tenuidactylus rohtasforti, new species).
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