Cyrtopodion kachhense

Cyrtopodion kachhense

Kachh gecko, Warty rock gecko, Ingoldbyi western ground gecko, Ingoldby's stone gecko

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Cyrtopodion kachhense

Cyrtopodion kachhense, also known commonly as the Kachh gecko, the warty rock gecko, the ingoldbyi western ground gecko, or Ingoldby's stone gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

Animal name origin

The subspecific name, ingoldbyi, is in honor of Captain Christopher Martin Ingoldby (1887-1927), who was an officer in the British Army Medical Services and collected zoological specimens.

Distribution

Geography

The species, C. kachhense, is found in Pakistan (Sindh, Balochistan), adjacent India (Kachchh, Gujarat), and Iran.

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The subspecies, C. k. ingoldbyi, is widely distributed in the Sulaiman Range extending into the Waziristan Hills, along the western border of Punjab, Pakistan.

The type locality of the species is "Ladha" (= Ladha, Dera Ismael Khan District, southeastern North Western Frontier Province, Pakistan).

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References

1. Cyrtopodion kachhense Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrtopodion_kachhense

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