Rohtas gecko
| Rohtas gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. rohtasfortai
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
The Rohtas gecko (Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.
Geographic range
[edit]Within Pakistan, C. rohtasfortai occurs in southwestern Azad Kashmir and northeastern Punjab Province.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. rohtasfortai is rocky areas, where it shelters in rock crevices, but it also has been found on walls of houses.[1]
Diet
[edit]C. rohtasfortai preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. rohtasfortai is an oviparous species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bowles P (2021). "Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755290A47755297.en. Accessed on 05 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301-324.
- Khan, M.S.; Tasnim, Rashida (1990). "A New Gecko of the Genus Tenuidactylus from Northeastern Punjab, Pakistan, and Southwestern Azad Kashmir ". Herpetologica 46 (2): 142-148. (Tenuidactylus rohtasforti, new species).