Cyrtopodion watsoni, also known commonly as the northern spotted ground gecko, the Pakistani thin-toed gecko, and Watson's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to South Asia.
| Cyrtopodion watsoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. watsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion watsoni (Murray, 1892)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, watsoni, is in honor of Lieutenant E.Y. Watson of the Indian army, who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range edit
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion watsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.
- ^ 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 watsoni, p. 280).
Further reading edit
- Minton SA (1966). "A Contribution to the Herpetology of West Pakistan". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 134: 29–184. (Cyrtodactylus watsoni, new combination, p. 79).
- Murray JA (1892). The Zoology of Beloochistan and Afghanistan. (Reptiles and Batrachia). Bombay: Bombay Education Society Press. 83 pp. (Gymnodactylus watsoni, new species, p. 68).
- 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 watsoni, p. 44).