Cyrtopodion watsoni

Cyrtopodion watsoni, also known commonly as the Pakistani thin-toed gecko, Watson's gecko, or the northern spotted ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

Cyrtopodion watsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. watsoni
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion watsoni
(Murray, 1892)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus watsoni
    Murray, 1892
  • Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi
    Procter, 1923
  • Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Cyrtodactylus watsoni
    — Minton, 1966
  • Tenuidactylus watsoni
    — Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984
  • Cyrtopodion watsoni
    — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, watsoni, is in honor of Lieutenant E.Y. Watson of the Indian army, who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

C. watsoni is found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1]

Reproduction

C. watsoni is oviparous.[1]

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References
  1. Cyrtopodion watsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.
  2. 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
  • Minton SA (1966). "A Contribution to the Herpetology of West Pakistan". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 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).
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