Cyrtopodion baigii (original) (raw)
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Species of lizard
| Cyrtopodion baigii | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. baigii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion baigiiMasroor, 2008 |
Cyrtopodion baigii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.[1]
The specific name, baigii, is in honor of Pakistani herpetologist Khalid Javed Baig (1956–2006).[2]
C. baigii is found in northern Pakistan, in Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan territory.[1]
- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion baigii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ [Beolens B](/wiki/Richard%5FAllen%5F%22Bo%22%5FCrombet-Beolens "Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens"), 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 baigii, p. 14).
- Masroor, Rafaqat (2008). "A new species of Cyrtopodion (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the northern areas of Pakistan". Zootaxa 1857: 33–43. (Cyrtopodion baigii, new species).