Cyrtopodion baigii

Cyrtopodion baigii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtopodion
Species:	C. baigii
Binomial name
Cyrtopodion baigii Masroor, 2008

Cyrtopodion baigii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, baigii, is in honor of Pakistani herpetologist Khalid Javed Baig (1956–2006).[2]

Geographic range

C. baigii is found in northern Pakistan, in Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan territory.[1]

Reproduction

C. baigii is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Cyrtopodion baigii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtopodion baigii, p. 14).

Further reading

• Masroor, Rafaqat (2008). "A new species of Cyrtopodion (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the northern areas of Pakistan". Zootaxa 1857: 33–43. (Cyrtopodion baigii, new species).