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Short-limbed bend-toed gecko

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Species of lizard

Short-limbed bend-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Mediodactylus
Species: M. brachykolon
Binomial name
Mediodactylus brachykolon
(Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg, 2007)
Synonyms

Altigekko brachykolon
Cyrtopodion brachykolon

The short-limbed bend-toed gecko (Mediodactylus brachykolon) is a species of gecko. The gecko is distinguished from others due to its distinctly short limbs, stout body and large head. In appearance it is similar to Altiphylax stoliczkai and Altiphylax baturensis. The name of the gecko comes from Greek brachys meaning short and kolon meaning limb.

These species currently have only been known to exist in north-western Pakistan (in Chitral and Swat). The species has been found in the Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forests and grasslands at elevations from 1200 to 1981 m.

References

  1. ^ Kenneth L. Krysko; Hafizur Rehman; Kurt Auffenberg. "A NEW SPECIES OF CYRTOPODION (GEKKONIDAE: GEKKONINAE) FROM PAKISTAN". Herpetologica: 100–113.
  2. Mediodactylus brachykolon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Taxon identifiers
Mediodactylus brachykolon


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