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Cyrtopodion baigii

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Species of lizard

Cyrtopodion baigii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species: C. baigii
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion baigii
Masroor, 2008

Cyrtopodion baigii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Etymology

The specific name, baigii, is in honor of Pakistani herpetologist Khalid Javed Baig (1956–2006).

Geographic range

C. baigii is found in northern Pakistan, in Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan territory.

Reproduction

C. baigii is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Cyrtopodion baigii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtopodion baigii, p. 14).

Further reading

  • Masroor, Rafaqat (2008). "A new species of Cyrtopodion (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the northern areas of Pakistan". Zootaxa 1857: 33–43. (Cyrtopodion baigii, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Cyrtopodion baigii


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