Salt Range gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. montiumsalsorum
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum
(Annandale, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus
    montium-salsorum
    Annandale, 1913
  • Tenuidactylus
    montiumsalsorum
    — Khan, 1989
  • Cyrtopodion
    montiumsalsorum
    — Rösler, 2000

The Salt Range gecko (Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northern Pakistan.

Geographic range

C. montiumsalsorum is found in the Salt Range of Punjab province, Pakistan. It may also occur in northern India.[1]

Reproduction

C. montiumsalsorum is oviparous.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Annandale N (1913). "The Indian Geckos of the Genus Gymnodactylus ". Records of the Indian Museum 9: 309-326 + Plates XVI-XVII. (Gymnodactylus montium-salsorum, new species, pp. 313–315 + Plate XVII, figures 1, 1a, 1b, 1c).
  • Khan MS (1989). "Rediscovery and Redescription of the Highland Ground Gecko, Tenuidactylus montiumsalsorum (Annandale, 1913)". Herpetologica 45 (1): 46–54.
  • 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 montium-salsorum, p. 42).


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