Biology:Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
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Short description: Species of lizard
Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
Species: | C. markuscombaii
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Binomial name | |
Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii (Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shah, 1998)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii, also known commonly as the striped gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to eastern Nepal.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, markuscombaii, is in honor of Markus Comba (born 1956), who is a Swiss antiquarian bookseller, book restorer, and naturalist.[2]
Distribution
Known only from a single locality in E Nepal (Ilam; altitude 1,200-1,300 m. Possibly a Nepalese endemite.
Reproduction
C. markuscombaii is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, p. 169).
Further reading
- Darevsky, Ilya S.; Helfenberger, Notker; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Shah, Karan (1998). "Two New Species of the Genus Gonydactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Nepal". Russian Journal of Herpetology 4 (2): 89–93. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3009313 entry
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