Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
August 22nd, 2026.
 
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Genus
Cyrtopodion
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Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos, (Thin-toed Geckos, Naked-toed Geckos, Bowfoot Geckos)
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Paläarktische Bogenfingergeckos
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Palæarktiske Buefingergekkoer
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1843 |  |
Cyrtopodion Fitzinger (type species: Stenodactylus scaber Heyden 1827) |
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1868 | |
Dinosaura Gistel (type species: Stenodactylus scaber Heyden 1827; syn. Böhme 1985) |
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1984 | |
Mesodactylus Szczerbak & Golubev (type species: Gymnodactylus kachhensis Stoliczka 1872; syn. Böhme 1985) |
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2003 | |
Indogekko Khan (type species: Cyrtodactylus indusoani Khan 1988; syn. Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg 2007) |
Contents:
35 species, of which 31 (88.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Other common names:
Indogekko: Stone Geckos
Remarks:
Previously included
Mediodactylus and
Tenuidactylus, now considered valid genera. Formerly, also included Siwaligekko, now included in
Cyrtodactylus. The genus Cyrtopodion itself was previously included in
Gymnodactylus (e.g., Wermuth 1965) and, more recently, in
Cyrtodactylus (e.g., Kluge 1983). Validity as a separate genus recommended by Macey, Ananjeva, Wang & Papenfuss (2000) and confirmed by Bauer, Masroor, Titus-McQuillan, Heinicke, Daza & Jackman (2013). One species (spinicauda) was previously placed in
Alsophylax, and another (agamuroides) in
Agamura.
Khan (2000, 2002) recognized Mesodactylus as a valid genus.
Distribution:
NE. Africa, Middle East, S. Asia.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Bahrain,
China
(Tibet).
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
India
(Delhi,
Gujarat,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Rajasthan),
Iran,
Iraq,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Sudan,
Syria,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
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Cyrtopodion agamuroides
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Makran Spider Gecko, Agamuroid Thin-toed Gecko, (Nikolsky's Rock Gecko, Nikolsky's Spider Gecko)
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Makran-Bogenfingergecko
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Makran-buefingergekko
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1900 | |
Gymnodactylus agamuroides Nikolsky |
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Cyrtodactylus agamuroides Anderson 1963 |
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Agamura agamuroides Minton 1966 |
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Tenuidactylus agamuroides Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Cyrtopodion agamuroides Böhme 1985 |
Remarks:
Herein tentatively considered endemic to Iran.
Records of the agamuroides complex from Afghanistan (Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019) are likely based on a misidentification,
probably of a species of the scabrum complex (Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani 2026).
Listed for Pakistan by many works (e.g., Minton 1966; Mertens 1969; Anderson 1999; Khan 2006; Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008), however,
Szczerbak & Golubev (1996) claimed that records from Pakistan were based on misidentifications.
It seems likely that records from Pakistan represent other, possibly undescribed, species.
Previously included gastrophole (e.g., Wettstein 1951; Wermuth 1965).
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion arachnoideum
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Nusratabad Spider Gecko
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Nusratabad-Bogenfingergecko
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Nusratabad-buefingergekko
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Cyrtopodion arachnoideum Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion aravallense
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Aravalli Hills Bent-toed Gecko
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Aravalli-Bogenfingergecko
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Aravalli-buefingergekko
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1997 | |
Cyrtodactylus aravallensis Gill |
Distribution:
India
(Delhi).
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Cyrtopodion baigii
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Karakoram Bent-toed Gecko, (Baig's Tuberculated Gecko)
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Karakoram-Bogenfingergecko
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Karakoram-buefingergekko
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2008 | |
Cyrtopodion baigii Masroor |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion belaense
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Las Bela Bent-toed Gecko, Bela Thin-toed Gecko
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Las-Bela-Bogenfingergecko
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Las Bela-buefingergekko
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2011 | |
Cyrtopodion belaense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion brevipes
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Aptan Bent-toed Gecko
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Aptan-Bogenfingergecko
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Aptan-buefingergekko
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1874 | |
Gymnodactylus brevipes Blanford |
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Cyrtodactylus brevipes Anderson 1963 |
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Cyrtopodion brevipes Böhme 1985 |
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Mediodactylus brevipes Kluge 1991 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain. Szczerbak & Golubev (1996) suggested that brevipes may be a synonym of kachhensis or scaber.
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion cryptum
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Minab Bent-toed Gecko
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Minab-Bogenfingergecko
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Minab-buefingergekko
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Cyrtopodion cryptum Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion fortmunroi
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Fort Munro Sandstone Gecko
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Fort-Munro-Bogenfingergecko
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Fort Munro-buefingergekko
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1993 | |
Tenuidactylus fortmunroi Khan |
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Indogekko fortmunroi Khan 2003 |
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Cyrtopodion fortmunroi Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg 2007 |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion gastrophole
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Farsian Spider Gecko
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Farsische Spinnengekko
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Farsisk Edderkopgekko
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1917 | |
Gymnodactylus gastropholis Werner |
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Cyrtodactylus gastropholis Anderson 1968 |
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Agamura gastropholis Szczerbak & Golubev 1986 |
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Cyrtopodion gastropholis Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of Cyrtopodion agamuroides (e.g., Wettstein 1951; Wermuth 1965).
Revalidated as a separate species by Anderson (1968).
The exact provenance of the type specimens ('Fars Province, Iran') is unclear (Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani 2026).
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion golubevi
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Southeast Persian Bent-toed Gecko
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Südostpersischer Bogenfingergecko
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Sydøstpersisk Buefingergekko
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2009 | |
Cyrtopodion golubevi Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion hormozganum
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Hormozgan Bent-toed Gecko
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Hormozgan-Bogenfingergecko
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Hormozgan-buefingergekko
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2012 | |
Cyrtopodion hormozganum Nazarov, Bondarenko & Radjabizadeh |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion indusoani
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Indus Bent-toed Gecko, Indus Thin-toed Gecko, Soan Gecko
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Indus-Bogenfingergecko
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Indus-buefingergekko
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1988 | |
Cyrtodactylus indusoani Khan |
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Gonydactylus indusoani Kluge 1991 |
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Tenuidactylus indusoani Khan 1992 |
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Indogekko indusoani Khan 2003 |
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Cyrtopodion indusoani Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg 2007 |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion kachhense
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Cutch Thin-toed Gecko, Kachhi Thin-toed Gecko, Kachh Spotted Ground Gecko, Kachh Gecko, Warty Rock Gecko, Cutch Warty Rock Gecko
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Cutch-Bogenfingergecko
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Cutch-buefingergekko
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1872 | |
Gymnodactylus kachhensis Stoliczka |
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Cyrtodactylus kachensis [sic] Underwood 1954 |
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Tenuidactylus kachhensis Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Cyrtopodion kachhensis Böhme 1985 |
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1884 | |
Gymnodactylus petrensis Murray (Szczerbak & Golubev 1996) |
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1923 | |
Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi Procter (Khan 1997) |
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Cyrtopodion kachhense ingoldbyi Khan 2003 |
Other common names:
ingoldbyi: Western Rock Gecko, (Ingoldby's Rock Gecko)
Remarks:
The subspecies ingoldbyi was previously regarded as a synonym of watsoni (e.g., Szczerbak & Golubev 1996), but transferred to kachhensis by Khan (1997).
Presence in Iran is regarded as doubtful (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008; Smíd, Moravec, Kodym, Kratochvíl, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Frynta 2014; Safaei-Mahroo & al. 2015).
It was nevertheless included for the country by Kamali (2020).
Records from Himachal Pradesh (Agrawal 1979) and Jammu & Kashmir (Sharma & Sharma 1976; Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979) need confirmation.
Mohapatra, Vyas & Srinivasulu (2021) did not included these states in the distribution.
Distribution:
India
(Gujarat,
Rajasthan),
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion khaborense
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Khabor Bent-toed Gecko
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Khabor-Bogenfingergecko
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Khabor-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion khaborense Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion kiabii
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Bushehr Bent-toed Gecko
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Bushehr-Bogenfingergecko
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Bushehr-buefingergekko
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2011 | |
Cyrtopodion kiabii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki & Böhme |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion kirmanense
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Kirman Thin-toed Gecko
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Kirman-Bogenfingergecko
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Kirman-buefingergekko
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1900 | |
Gymnodactylus kirmanensis Nikolsky |
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Cyrtodactylus kirmanensis Anderson 1963 |
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Tenuidactylus kirmanensis Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Gonydactylus kirmanensis Kluge 1991 |
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Cyrtopodion kirmanense Anderson 1999 |
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Mediodactylus kirmanense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2011 |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion kohsulaimani
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Sulaiman Range Gecko, Koh Sulaiman Thin-toed Gecko
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Sulaiman-Bogenfingergecko
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Sulaiman-buefingergekko
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1991 | |
Tenuidactylus kohsulaimani Khan |
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Cyrtopodion kohsulaimani Khan 2003 |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion kuhestanense
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Chatrud Bent-toed Gecko
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Chatrud-Bogenfingergecko
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Chatrud-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion kuhestanense Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion layazanganense
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Layzangan Bent-toed Gecko
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Layzangan-Bogenfingergecko
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Layzangan-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion layazanganense Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion mansarulum
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Jammu Bent-toed Gecko
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Jammu-Bogenfingergecko
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Jammu-buefingergekko
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1978 | |
Cyrtodactylus mansarulus Duda & Sahi |
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Gonydactylus mansarulus Kluge 1991 |
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Cyrtopodion mansarulus Bauer 2002 |
Distribution:
India
(Jammu & Kashmir).
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Cyrtopodion maritimum
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Kuhestak Bent-toed Gecko
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Kuhestak-Bogenfingergecko
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Kuhestak-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion maritimum Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion medogense
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Medog Bent-toed Gecko
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Medog-Bogenfingergecko
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Medog-buefingergekko
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1987 | |
Tenuidactylus medogensis Zhao & Li |
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Cyrtodactylus medogensis Zhao & Adler 1993 |
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Cyrtopodion medogense Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg 2007 [by implication] |
Distribution:
China
(Tibet).
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Cyrtopodion minimum
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Kaslouch Bent-toed Gecko
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Kaslouch-Bogenfingergecko
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Kaslouch-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion minimum Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum
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Salt Range Thin-toed Gecko, Salt Range Rock Gecko, Salt Range Ground Gecko, Highland Ground Gecko
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Salt-Range-Bogenfingergecko
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Salt Range-buefingergekko
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1913 | |
Gymnodactylus montium-salsorum Annandale |
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Cyrtodactylus montiumsalsorum Minton 1966 |
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Tenuidactylus montiumsalsorum Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum Böhme 1985 |
Distribution:
India
(Jammu & Kashmir),
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion nasrullahi
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Jask Bent-toed Gecko
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Jask-Bogenfingergecko
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Jask-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion nasrullahi Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion oculiplenum
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Big-eyed Bent-toed Gecko
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Großaugen-Bogenfingergecko
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Storøjet Buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion oculiplenum Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion orlovi
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Zaboli Bent-toed Gecko
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Zaboli-Bogenfingergecko
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Zaboli-buefingergekko
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2026 | |
Cyrtopodion orlovi Nazarov, Nabizadeh, Rajabizadeh, Moaddab, Nikolaev, Solovyeva, Melnikov, Ananjeva, Poyarkov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion persepolense
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Persepolis Bent-toed Gecko
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Persepolis-Bogenfingergecko
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Persepolis-buefingergekko
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2009 | |
Cyrtopodion persepolense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion potoharense
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Potohar Gecko
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Potohar-Bogenfingergecko
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Potohar-buefingergekko
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2001 | |
Cyrtopodion potoharensis Khan |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion rhodocaudus
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Red-tailed Sandstone Gecko, Rosy-tailed Thin-toed Gecko
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Rotschwanz-Bogenfingergecko
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Rødhalet Buefingergekko
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1998 | |
Tenuidactylus rhodocaudus Baig |
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Indogekko rhodocaudus Khan 2003 |
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Cyrtopodion rhodocaudum Masroor 2012 |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
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Rohtas Fort Bent-toed Gecko, Rohtas Fort Thin-toed Gecko
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Rohtas-Bogenfingergecko
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Rohtas-buefingergekko
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1990 | |
Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai Khan & Tasnim |
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Gonydactylus rohtasfortai Kluge 1991 |
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Indogekko rohtasfortai Khan 2003 |
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Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg 2007 |
Distribution:
Pakistan.
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Cyrtopodion scabrum
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Keeled Rock Gecko, Rough-skinned Gecko, Rough-scaled Gecko, Rough Bent-toed Gecko, Rough Thin-toed Gecko, Rough-tailed Gecko, Rough-tailed Bowfoot Gecko, Common Tuberculate Ground Gecko
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Rauhschuppiger Bogenfingergecko
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Ruskællet Buefingergekko
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1827 | |
Stenodactylus scaber Heyden |
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Gymnodactylus scaber Duméril & Bibron 1836 |
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Cyrtodactylus scaber Underwood 1954 |
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Tenuidactylus scaber Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Cyrtopodion scaber Böhme 1985 |
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1982 | |
Cyrtodactylus basoglui Baran & Gruber (Szczerbak & Golubev 1996) |
Remarks:
Exact native range is unclear, but all African records are assumed to be introductions (Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000; Largen & Spawls 2010; Spawls, Mazuch & Mohammad 2023).
In Eritrea, the only record, which most likely also represents an introduction, dates back to 1827, and the species has not been recorded since (Largen & Spawls 2010).
First recorded in Israel in 1989 (Bouskila 2004).
Introduced to:
Algeria,
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea,
Israel,
Sudan,
USA
(Arizona,
Texas),
Yemen.
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Bahrain,
India
(Gujarat,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Rajasthan),
Iran,
Iraq,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates.
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Cyrtopodion sistanense
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Nosratabad Bent-toed Gecko
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Nosratabad-Bogenfingergecko
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Nosratabad-buefingergekko
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2007 | |
Cyrtopodion sistanensis Nazarov & Rajabizadeh |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Cyrtopodion vindhya
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Vindhya Hills Bent-toed Gecko
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Vindhya-Bogenfingergecko
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Vindhya-buefingergekko
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2023 | |
Cyrtopodion vindhya Patel, Thackeray, Mirza & Vyas |
Distribution:
India
(Gujarat).
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Cyrtopodion watsoni
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Pakistani Thin-toed Gecko, Northern Spotted Ground Gecko, Quetta Rock Gecko, (Watson's Rock Gecko)
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Pakistanischer Bogenfingergecko
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Pakistansk Buefingergekko
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1892 | |
Gymnodactylus watsoni Murray |
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Gymnodactylus kachhensis watsoni Smith 1935 |
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Cyrtodactylus watsoni Minton 1966 |
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Tenuidactylus watsoni Szczerbak & Golubev 1984 |
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Cyrtopodion watsoni Böhme 1985 |
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Pakistan.
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