.::::: Lizards of the World - Gekkota - Cyrtopodion :::::.
Last update: 13 June, 2004
Cyrtopodion scaber (© Jon Boone)

Cyrtopodion is a genus with 35 species distributed mainly in Asia and the Mittle East.

Cyrtopodion
 
Cyrtopodion agamuroides
 
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Cyrtopodion amictopholis
 
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Cyrtopodion battalensis Khan, 1993
Cyrtodactylus battalensis Khan, 1993
Tenuidactylus battalensis (Khan, 1993)
Distribution: Pakistan.
Cyrtopodion baturensis (Khan & Baig, 1992)
Cyrtodactylus baturensis (Khan & Baig, 1992)
Mesodactylus baturensis (Khan & Baig, 1992)
Tenuidactylus baturensis Khan & Baig, 1992
Distribution: India and Pakistan.
Cyrtopodion brevipes
 
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Cyrtopodion caspius
 
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Cyrtopodion chitralensis
 
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Cyrtopodion dattanensis (Khan, 1980)
Cyrtodactylus dattanensis (Khan, 1980)
Gonydactylus dattanensis (Khan, 1980)
Gymnodactylus dattanensis Khan, 1980
Tenuidactylus dattanensis (Khan, 1980)
Distribution: Pakistan.
Cyrtopodion elongatus
 
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Cyrtopodion fasciolatus
 
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Cyrtopodion fedtschenkoi
 
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Cyrtopodion fortmunroi (Khan, 1993)
Cyrtodactylus fortmunroi (Khan, 1993)
Tenuidactylus fortmunroi Khan, 1993
Distribution: Pakistan.
Cyrtopodion heterocercus
 
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Cyrtopodion himalayanus
 
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Cyrtopodion indusoani
 
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Cyrtopodion kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872)

  • kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872)
    Cyrtopodion kachhense (Stoliczka, 1872)
    Gymnodactylus kachhensis Stoliczka, 1872
    Tenuidactylus kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872)
  • ingoldbyi (Procter, 1923)
    • Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi Procter, 1923
    Distribution: India (kachhensis), Iran (kachhensis) and Pakistan (both).
    Cyrtopodion kirmanensis
     
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    Cyrtopodion kohsulaimanai (Khan, 1991)
    Tenuidactylus kohsulaimanai Khan, 1991
    Distribution: Pakistan.
    Cyrtopodion kotschyi
     
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    Cyrtopodion lawderanus
     
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    Cyrtopodion longipes
     
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    Cyrtopodion medogensis
     
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    Cyrtopodion mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
    Cyrtodactylus mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
    Gonydactylus mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
    Gymnodactylus mintoni Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981
    Tenuidactylus mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
    Distribution: Pakistan.
    Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum
     
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    Cyrtopodion narynensis
     
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    Cyrtopodion potoharensis Khan, 2001
     
    Distribution: Pakistan.
    Cyrtopodion rhodocaudus (Baig, 1998)
    Tenuidactylus rhodocaudus Baig, 1998
    Distribution: Pakistan.
    Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai (Khan & Tasnim, 1990)
    Gonydactylus rohtasfortai (Khan & Tasnim, 1990)
    Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai Khan & Tasnim, 1990
    Distribution: Pakistan.
    Cyrtopodion russowii
     
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    Cyrtopodion sagittifer
     
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    Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827)
     
    Distribution: Afghanistan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey and USA.
    Cyrtopodion spinicaudus
     
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    Cyrtopodion turcmenicus
     
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    Cyrtopodion voraginosus
     
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    Cyrtopodion watsoni
     
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