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Distribution

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Continent: Near-East Asia
Distribution: SE Turkmenistan, NE Iran, N Afghanistan, Pakistan ? (Balutschistan), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Type locality: Samarkand, Turkmenistan
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Turkestan thin-toed gecko

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The Turkestan thin-toed gecko (Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi), also known commonly as Fedtschenko's bow-fingered gecko and Fedtschenko's grasping gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, fedtschenkoi, is in honor of Russian naturalist Alexei Pavlovich Fedtschenko.[3]

Geographic range

T. fedtschenkoi is found in southeastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, and western Tajikistan.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. fedtschenkoi is vertical surfaces in rocky areas, at altitudes up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft). It has also been found on walls of houses and ruins.[1]

Reproduction

T. fedtschenkoi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ananjeva, N.B.; Orlov, N.L.; Nazarov, R.; Sattorov, T.; Shestopal, A.; Litvinchuk, S. (2017). "Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T164614A1061732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T164614A1061732.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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 fedtschenkoi, p. 88).
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Turkestan thin-toed gecko: Brief Summary

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The Turkestan thin-toed gecko (Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi), also known commonly as Fedtschenko's bow-fingered gecko and Fedtschenko's grasping gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

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