Turkestan thin-toed gecko

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The Turkestan thin-toed gecko (Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi), also known commonly as Fedtschenko's bow-fingered gecko and Fedtschenko's grasping gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Turkestan thin-toed gecko
Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tenuidactylus
Species:
T. fedtschenkoi
Binomial name
Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi
(Strauch, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gymnodactylus fedtschenkoi
    Strauch, 1887
  • Cyrtodactylus feldschenkoi [sic]
    — Underwood, 1954 (in error)
  • Cyrtopodion fedtschenkoi
    — Böhme, 1985
  • Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi
    — M. Khan & Tasnim, 1990
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Etymology

The specific name, fedtschenkoi, is in honor of Russian naturalist Alexei Pavlovich Fedtschenko.[3]

Geographic range

T. fedtschenkoi is found in southeastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, and western Tajikistan.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. fedtschenkoi is vertical surfaces in rocky areas, at altitudes up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). It has also been found on walls of houses and ruins.[1]

Reproduction

T. fedtschenkoi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

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