Cyrtopodion kachhensis
| Cyrtopodion kachhensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. kachhensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
Cyrtopodion kachhensis, commonly known as the Kutch gecko, is a species of gecko which is endemic to South Asia.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Cyrtopodion kachhensis ingoldbyi (Procter, 1923)
- Cyrtopodion kachhensis kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872)
Etymology
The subspecific name, ingoldbyi, is in honor of Christopher Martin Ingoldby (1887-1927), who was an officer in the British Army Medical Services and collected zoological specimens.[2][3]
Geographic range
The species C. kachhensis is found in Pakistan (Sindh, Balochistan), adjacent India (Kachchh, Gujarat), and Iran.[1]
The subspecies C. k. ingoldbyi is widely distributed in the Sulaiman Range extending into the Waziristan Hills, along the western border of Punjab, Pakistan.[1]
Type locality: "Ladha" (= Ladha, Dera Ismael Khan District, southeastern North Western Frontier Province, Pakistan).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cyrtopodion kachhense [sic]". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 kachhensis ingoldbyi, p. 130).
- ↑ "Ingoldby Christopher Martin". RAMC Officers of the Malta Garrison. www.maltaramc.com/ramcoff/ingoldbycm.html.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis, pp. 29–30).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis, p. 63).
- Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. ("Cyrtopodion kachhense [sic]", p. 92).
- Ingoldby CM, Procter JB. 1923. "Notes on a Collection of Reptilia from Waziristan and the Adjoining Portion of the N. W. Frontier Province". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (1): 117-130. (Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi, new species, pp. 121–122).
- Khan MS. 1998. "Validity, generic redesignation, and taxonomy of Western Rock Gecko Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi Procter, 1923". Russian J. Herpetol. 4 (2): 83-88. [1997].
- Smith MA. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis, pp. 43–44, Figure 15).
- Stoliczka F. 1872. "Notes on the Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Kachh". Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1872: 71-85. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis, new species, p. 79).