Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris
Sikkimese bent-toed Gecko
 Near Threatened | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtodactylus |
| Species: | gubernatoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris (Annandale, 1913) | |
Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris or the Sikkimese bent-toed Gecko is a rare [1] species of gecko found in Darjeeling, India. As of 2011, the species was considered "Near Threatened". [2] Its habitat is being degraded due to agricultural expansion. [3] [4]
References
- Annandale, N. 1913 The Indian geckos of the genus Gymnodactylus. Records of the Indian Museum, 9: 309-326.
- Rösler, H. 2000 Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- ↑ Sharma, R.C. 2002. Fauna of India and adjacent countries. Reptilia Volume II (Sauria). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
- ↑ Bohm, M. & Richman, N. 2011. Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ↑ Pandit, M.K., Sodhi, N.S., Koh, L.P.. Bhaskar, A. and Brook, B.W. 2007. Unreported yet massive deforestation driving loss of endemic biodiversity in Indian Himalaya. Biodiversity Conservation 16: 153-163.
- ↑ International Union for Conservation of Nature: Redlist
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