Cyrtopodion golubevi
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Cyrtopodion golubevi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Iran.{{NRDB species|genus=Cyrtopodion|species=golubevi|accessdate=10 May 2018}}
Etymology
The specific name, golubevi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Michael Leonidovich Golubev (1947–2005).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).
Geographic range
C. golubevi is found in southeastern Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Description
C. golubevi may attain a snout-to-vent length of about {{cvt|6|cm|in}}, with a tail about {{cvt|8|cm|in}} long. The legs are very thin, and the tip of the tail is whitish.
Reproduction
C. golubevi is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- 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).
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