Cyrtopodion golubevi

Cyrtopodion golubevi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Iran.[1]

Cyrtopodion golubevi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtopodion
Species:
C. golubevi
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion golubevi
Nazarov, Ananjeva & Rajabizadeh, 2010

Etymology

The specific name, golubevi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Michael Leonidovich Golubev (1947–2005).[2]

Geographic range

C. golubevi is found in southeastern Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan.[1]

References

  1. Cyrtopodion golubevi 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 golubevi, p. 103).

Further reading

  • Nazarov, Roman A.; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Rajabizadeh, Mehdi (2010). "Two New Species of Angular-Toed Geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from South Iran". Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (4): 311-324. (Cyrtopodion golubevi, new species).
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