Chitral gecko

Chitral gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Mediodactylus
Species:
M. walli
Binomial name
Mediodactylus walli
(Ingoldby, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus walli
    Ingoldby, 1922
  • Cyrtodactylus walli
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Gonydactylus walli
    — Das, 1994
  • Cyrtopodion walli
    — Rösler, 2000
  • Tenuidactylus walli
    — Khan, 2003
  • Altiphylax walli
    — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008
  • Mediodactylus walli
    — Bauer et al., 2013

The Chitral gecko (Mediodactylus walli), also known commonly as the Chitral bow-foot gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Etymology

The specific name, walli, is in honor of British herpetologist Frank Wall.

Geographic range

M. walli is found in northwestern Pakistan. The type locality is "Chitral, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan".

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. walli are shrubland and rocky areas, at altitudes of 1,500–1,850 m (4,920–6,070 ft).

Reproduction

M. walli is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Bowles, P. (2021). "Mediodactylus walli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T178715A127898395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178715A127898395.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Mediodactylus walli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ 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. (Cyrtopodion walli, p. 279).

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