Cyrtodactylus himalayanus

Genus Cyrtopodion is a multifarious group of Asian geckos com­prising of about 37 species at present. The  Cyrtopodion himalayanus  (Himalay...

Genus Cyrtopodion is a multifarious group of Asian geckos com­prising of about 37 species at present. The Cyrtopodion himalayanus (Himalayan Bent-toed Gecko) is a species of gecko group found in state of Jammu and Kashmir (District: Doda & Kishtwar of Jammu Division) the northern state of India. The species previously was placed under the genus Cyrtodactylus. 

 


Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Gekkonidae
Genus:
Cyrtopodion
species:
himalayanus
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus himalayanus (Duda & Sahi, 1978)

The distinguishing features of species according to Manhas et al., (2018) are as: greyish body with dark brown reticulation; brown head with a distinct streak from nape to snout passing through eye on each side; inverted snout; small nostrils placed dorso-laterally; ten upper-labials; eight lower-labials; snout longer than the distance between the eye and ear opening; ear opening sub-oval; clawed digits; claws embedded between two large shields. The body length of the species reported from the type locality ranged from 115 mm to 140 mm.

Variations in various characteristics of specimens of species 
Cyrtopodion himalayanum as per Manhas et al., (2018)
Characteristics
Range
Full body length
115 mm–136 mm
Snout-vent length
61.89 mm–68.79 mm
Tail length
53.11 mm–67.21 mm
Head width
11.75 mm–14.91 mm
Head length
16.35 mm–21.38 mm
Snout to mouth length
12.13 mm–14.58 mm
Intra-orbital distance
1.86 mm–3.10 mm
Eye diameter
5.22 mm–5.45 mm
Nostril to eye length
5.35 mm–6.16 mm
Ear diameter
1.89 mm–2.80 mm
Nostril to ear length
13.86 mm–15.79 mm
Forearm length
17.80 mm–20.81 mm
Hind arm length
14.97 mm–17.87 mm
Supralabial scales
10/10
Infralabial scales
8/8


Literature Cited: 
Agarwal, I., Khandekar, A., and Aaron, M.B. (2018). A new bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India, Zootaxa, 4446 (4): 442–454 - get paper here
Boulenger, G.A. (1890). The Fauna of British India: Rep­tilia and Batrachia. Taylor and Francis, London, Eng­land. 
Duda, P.L., Sahi, D.N. (1978). Cyrtodactylus himalayanus: A new Gekkonid species from Jammu, India. Journal of Herpetology, 12(3): 351–354. 
Himalayan_bent-toed_gecko at Wikipedia retrieved on 08 Feb. 2019 
Kluge, A.G. (1993). Gekkonoid Lizard Taxonomy. International Gecko Society, San Diego, 245pp. 
Krysko, K.L., Rehman, H., and Auffenberg, K. (2007). A new species of Cyrtopodion (Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae) from Pakistan. Herpetologica, 63 (1): 100-113 - get paper here
Manhas, A., Raina, R. and Wanganeo, A. 2018. Range extension of Cyrtopodion himalayanus Duda and Sahi, 1978 (Reptilia: Sauria) in Jammu Province of State Jammu And Kashmir from District Doda, Northern India. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, 12 (1) [General Section]:48-51 (e156). 
Rösler, H. (2000). Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota, 2: 28-153 
Sahi, D.N. (1979). A contribution to the herpetology of Jammu and Kashmir State. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 
Smith, M.A. (1935). The Fauna of British India. Volume II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London, England. 
Uetz, P., and Hosek, J. (2015). The Reptile Database. Available: http://www.reptile-database.org [Accessed: 6 February 2015].

COMMENTS

[socialcounter]
[facebook][#][2.6K]
[twitter][#][10K]
[youtube][#][28]
[rss][#][100]
[linkedin][#][80]
[instagram][#][400]
Name

Amphiesma stolata,1,Asian rock agama,1,Asymblepharus himalayanus,1,Blunt-nosed viper,1,Boiga trigonata,1,Buff striped Keelback,1,Bungarus caeruleus,1,Calotes versicolor,1,Central Asian Cobra,1,Checkered Keelback,2,Common Cat Snake,1,Common Krait,1,Common Sand Boa,1,Cyrtodactylus himalayanus,1,Dhaman,1,Elaphe hodgsoni,1,Eryx conicus,1,Gloydius himalayanus,1,Green Keelback Snake,1,Herpetoreas platyceps,2,Herpetoreas sieboldii,1,Himalayan Bent-toed Gecko,1,Himalayan Ground Skink,1,Himalayan pit viper,2,Himalayan Ratsnake,1,Himalayan Wolf Snake,1,Hoplobatrachus tigerinus,1,Indian Bullfrog,1,Indian Garden Lizard,1,Indian Ratsnake,1,Indian Rock Python,2,Indotyphlops braminus,1,Indus Valley toad,1,Kashmir rock agama,1,Laudakia agrorenisis,1,Leith's sand snake,1,Lycodon mackinnoni,1,Macrovipera lebetinus,1,Naja naja,1,Naja oxiana,2,Platyceps rhodorachis,2,Psammophis leithii,1,Ptyas mucosa,1,Red Sand Boa,2,Reproduction,1,Reptile,3,Rhabdophis nigrocinctus,1,Serpentes,3,Siebold's Keelback,1,Snakes,3,Spectacled cobra,1,
ltr
item
Herps Of Doda: Cyrtodactylus himalayanus
Cyrtodactylus himalayanus
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D3F9B8u6P9g/XGAem2wl8gI/AAAAAAAACmY/b2kGbYFV4wkVDqYkC1eTEfAvsGB40YDgwCLcBGAs/w320-h166/IMG_20140606_220428.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D3F9B8u6P9g/XGAem2wl8gI/AAAAAAAACmY/b2kGbYFV4wkVDqYkC1eTEfAvsGB40YDgwCLcBGAs/s72-w320-c-h166/IMG_20140606_220428.jpg
Herps Of Doda
https://herpsofdoda.personalife.org/2020/06/cyrtodactylus-himalayanus.html
https://herpsofdoda.personalife.org/
http://herpsofdoda.personalife.org/
http://herpsofdoda.personalife.org/2020/06/cyrtodactylus-himalayanus.html
true
525722334488252142
UTF-8
Loaded All Posts Not found any posts VIEW ALL Readmore Reply Cancel reply Delete By Home PAGES POSTS View All RECOMMENDED FOR YOU LABEL ARCHIVE SEARCH ALL POSTS Not found any post match with your request Back Home Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat January February March April May June July August September October November December Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec just now 1 minute ago $$1$$ minutes ago 1 hour ago $$1$$ hours ago Yesterday $$1$$ days ago $$1$$ weeks ago more than 5 weeks ago Followers Follow THIS PREMIUM CONTENT IS LOCKED STEP 1: Share to a social network STEP 2: Click the link on your social network Copy All Code Select All Code All codes were copied to your clipboard Can not copy the codes / texts, please press [CTRL]+[C] (or CMD+C with Mac) to copy