Altiphylax tokobajevi, also known commonly as the Kirghizia even-fingered gecko, the Tien Shan even-fingered gecko, and the Tjan-Shan pygmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Asia.

Altiphylax tokobajevi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Altiphylax
Species:
A. tokobajevi
Binomial name
Altiphylax tokobajevi
Synonyms[2]
  • Alsophylax tokobajevi Jeremčenko & Szczerbak, 1984
  • Alsophylax (Altiphylax) tokobajevi Rösler, 2000

Etymology

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The specific name, tokobajevi, is in honor of Marat M. Tokobaev (born 1932), who is an entomologist and parasitologist.[3]

Geographic range

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A. tokobajevi is found in Kyrgyzstan.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. tokobajevi is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. tokobajevi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nazarov, R.; Böhm, M.; Dewhurst, N. (2017). "Altiphylax tokobajevi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T174110A47755423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T174110A47755423.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Altiphylax tokobajevi 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. (Alsophylax tokobajevi, p. 266).

Further reading

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  • Bauer AM, Masroor R, Titus-McQuillan J, Heinicke MP, Daza JD, Jackman TR (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301–324.
  • Jeremčenko VK, Szczerbak NN (1984). "[New gecko lizard species (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Tien-Shan]". Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev 1984 (2): 46–50. (Alsophylax tokobajevi, new species). (in Russian).
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. (Altiphylax tokobajevi, new combination).