Barred gecko

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Barred gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. martinstolli
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus martinstolli
Synonyms[1]
  • Gonydactylus martinstolli
    Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shah, 1998
  • Cyrtopodion martinstolli
    Rösler, 2000
  • Siwaligekko martinstolli
    Khan, 2003
  • Cyrtodactylus martinstolli
    Mahony et al., 2009

The barred gecko (Cyrtodactylus martinstolli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Nepal.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, martinstolli, is in honor of Swiss photographer Martin Stoll (born 1956).[2]

Reproduction[edit]

C. martinstolli is oviparous.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Cyrtodactylus martinstolli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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 martinstolli, p. 170).

Further reading[edit]

  • Darevsky, Ilya S.; Helfenberger, Notker; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Shah, Karan (1988). "Two New Species of the Genus Gonydactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Nepal". Russian Journal of Herpetology 4 (2): 89-93. (Gonydactylus martinstolli, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtopodion martinstolli, new combination, p. 74). (in German).