Cyrtopodion potoharense

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bowles, P. |date=2021 |title=Cyrtopodion potoharense |volume=2021 |page=e.T178397A127897555 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178397A127897555.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Cyrtopodion

| species = potoharense

| authority = Khan, 2001

| range_map = Cyrtopodion potoharense distribution.png

| synonyms = *Cyrtopodion potoharensis [sic]

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Cyrtopodion potoharense, also known commonly as the Potahar gecko or the Potwar gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northern Pakistan.

Geographic range

C. potoharense is found in Rawalpindi District, Punjab Province, Pakistan.{{NRDB species|genus=Cyrtopodion|species=potoharense|accessdate=10 May 2018}}

Habitat

The natural habitat of C. potoharense is mud flats.

Reproduction

C. potoharense is oviparous.

References

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Further reading

  • Khan MS (2001). "Taxonomic notes on angular-toed Gekkota of Pakistan, with description of a new species of genus Cyrtopodion ". Pakistan Journal of Zoology 31 (1): 13-24. (Cyrtopodion potoharensis, new species).

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Category:Cyrtopodion

Category:Reptiles described in 2001

Category:Reptiles of Pakistan