Biology:Plump banded gecko

Short description: Species of lizard

Plump banded gecko
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. dattanensis
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus dattanensis (Khan, 1980)
Synonyms
Gymnodactylus dattanensis Khan, 1980 Tenuidactylus dattensis [sic] Szczerbak & Golubev, 1986 (ex errore) Tenuidactylus dattanensis — Khan & Tasnim, 1990 Gonydactylus dattanensis — Kluge, 1991 Cyrtopodion dattanensis — Rösler, 2000 Siwaligekko dattanensis — Khan, 2003

The plump banded gecko (Cyrtodactylus dattanensis), also known commonly as Khan's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan .

Geographic range

C. dattanensis is found in northwestern Pakistan.

Reproduction

C. dattanensis is oviparous.

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 MS (1980). "A new species of gecko from northern Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology 12 (1): 11-16. (Gymnodactylus dattanensis, new species).

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