Leviton's gecko (Altiphylax levitoni) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
| Leviton's gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Altiphylax |
| Species: | A. levitoni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Altiphylax levitoni | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Etymology
editThe specific name, levitoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alan E. Leviton (born 1930).[3]
Geographic range
editA. levitoni is found in north-eastern Afghanistan.[2]
References
edit- ^ Anderson, S.; Papenfuss, T. (2017). "Altiphylax levitoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178235A54485421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178235A54485421.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Altiphylax levitoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Asiocolotes levitoni, p. 157).