Cyrtopodion golubevi
| Cyrtopodion golubevi | |
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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. golubevi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodion golubevi | |
Cyrtopodion golubevi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Iran.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, golubevi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Michael Leonidovich Golubev (1947–2005).[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. golubevi is found in southeastern Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan.[1]
Description
[edit]C. golubevi may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 6 cm (2.4 in), with a tail about 8 cm (3.1 in) long. The legs are very thin, and the tip of the tail is whitish.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cyrtopodion golubevi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).