Soan gecko
Species of lizard
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The Soan gecko (Cyrtopodion indusoani ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.
| Soan gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodion |
| Species: | C. indusoani |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion indusoani (Khan, 1988) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, indusoani, refers to two rivers, the Indus and the Soan, near the confluence of which the holotype specimen was collected.[1]
Geographic range
C. indusoani is found in Punjab Province, Pakistan.[1]