Crossobamon eversmanni

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Crossobamon eversmanni, also known commonly as the comb-toed gecko, is a species of Asian gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Crossobamon eversmanni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Crossobamon
Species:
C. eversmanni
Binomial name
Crossobamon eversmanni
(Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gymnodactylus eversmanni
    Wiegmann, 1834
  • Crossobamon atropunctatus
    Lichtenstein & von Martens, 1856
  • Gymnodactylus atropunctatus
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Stenodactylus lumsdenii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Stenodactylus maynardi
    M.A. Smith, 1933
  • Crossobamon eversmanni
    — Wermuth, 1965
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Etymology

The specific name, eversmanni, is in honor of Russian-German entomologist Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.[3]

Geographic range

C. eversmanni is found in Iran, Pakistan, and several other countries of Central Asia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. eversmanni is sandy areas of desert, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 550–1,463 m (1,804–4,800 ft).[1]

Behavior

C. eversmanni is terrestrial, nocturnal, and lives in burrows.[1]

Reproduction

C. eversmanni is oviparous.[2] A sexually mature female may lay 2–3 clutches per year, with 1–2 eggs in each clutch.[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

  • Crossobamon eversmanni eversmanni (Wiegmann, 1834)
  • Crossobamon eversmanni lumsdenii (Boulenger, 1887)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Crossobamon.

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