Cyrtopodion watsoni
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| genus = Cyrtopodion
| species = watsoni
| authority = (Murray, 1892)
| synonyms = *Gymnodactylus watsoni
{{small|Murray, 1892}}
- Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi
{{small|Procter, 1923}} - Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni
{{small|— M.A. Smith, 1935}} - Cyrtodactylus watsoni
{{small|— Minton, 1966}} - Tenuidactylus watsoni
{{small|— Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984}} - Cyrtopodion watsoni
{{small|— Kluge, 1993}}
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Cyrtopodion watsoni, also known commonly as the northern spotted ground gecko, the Pakistani thin-toed gecko, and Watson's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to South Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, watsoni, is in honor of Lieutenant E.Y. Watson of the Indian army, who collected the holotype.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 watsoni, p. 280).
Geographic range
C. watsoni is endemic to Pakistan.{{NRDB species|genus=Cyrtopodion|species=watsoni|accessdate=10 May 2018}}
Reproduction
C. watsoni is oviparous.
References
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Further reading
- Minton SA (1966). "A Contribution to the Herpetology of West Pakistan". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 134: 29–184. (Cyrtodactylus watsoni, new combination, p. 79).
- Murray JA (1892). The Zoology of Beloochistan and Afghanistan. (Reptiles and Batrachia). Bombay: Bombay Education Society Press. 83 pp. (Gymnodactylus watsoni, new species, p. 68).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni, p. 44).
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Category:Reptiles described in 1892