Alsophylax
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Alsophylax is a genus of small species of geckos, endemic to Central Asia, commonly known as even-fingered geckos. The snout-vent length of these geckos is normally no more than Script error: No such module "convert".. Little is known of their ecology or reproductive habits.
Species
The following eight species are recognized.[1][2]
- Alsophylax emilia (Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023)
- Alsophylax ferganensis (Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023)
- Alsophylax laevis (Nikolsky), 1907 - southern even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax loricatus (Strauch), 1887 - Strauch's even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax pipiens (Pallas, 1827) - even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax przewalskii (Strauch, 1887) - Xinjiang even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax szczerbaki (Golubev & Sattarov, 1979) - Szczerbak's even-fingered gecko
- Alsophylax tadjikiensis (Golubev, 1979) - Tadjikistan even-fingered gecko
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Alsophylax.
References
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Alsophylax, p. 19).
- Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices.
(Alsophylax, p. 90). (in Latin).