Crossobamon eversmanni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Crossobamon |
Species: | C. eversmanni
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Binomial name | |
Crossobamon eversmanni (
Wiegmann, 1834)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Crossobamon eversmanni, also known commonly as the comb-toed gecko, is a species of Asian gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
The specific name, eversmanni, is in honor of Russian-German entomologist Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann. [3]
C. eversmanni is found in Iran, Pakistan, and several other countries of Central Asia. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. eversmanni is sandy areas of desert, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 550–1,463 m (1,804–4,800 ft). [1]
C. eversmanni is terrestrial, nocturnal, and lives in burrows. [1]
C. eversmanni is oviparous. [2] A sexually mature female may lay 2–3 clutches per year, with 1–2 eggs in each clutch. [1]
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 Crossobamon.