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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mediodactylus russowii, also known commonly as the grey thin-toed gecko, Russow's bent-toed gecko, and the Transcaspian bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.
Mediodactylus russowii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Mediodactylus |
Species: | M. russowii |
Binomial name | |
Mediodactylus russowii (Strauch, 1887) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
The specific name, russowii, is in honor of Estonian naturalist Valerian von Russow (1842–1879).[3]
M. russowii is found from Russia to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, northeastern Iran, northwestern China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of M. russowii are desert and shrubland, at altitudes from 45 m (148 ft) below sea level to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.[1]
The following two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Mediodactylus.
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