Rohtas gecko

Short description: Species of lizard

Rohtas gecko

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Gekkonidae
Genus:  | Cyrtopodion
Species:  |

C. rohtasfortai

Binomial name
Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai

(Khan & Tasnim, 1990)

Synonyms[2]

* Tenuidactylus rohtasforti
Khan & Tasnim, 1990
* Gonydactylus rohtasforti
— Kluge, 1991
* Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai
— Kluge, 1993
* Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
— Rösler, 2000
* Indogekko rohtasfortai
— Khan, 2003
* Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai
— Bauer et al., 2013

The Rohtas gecko (Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

## Contents

* 1 Geographic range
* 2 Habitat
* 3 Diet
* 4 Reproduction
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading

## Geographic range

Within Pakistan, C. rohtasfortai occurs in southwestern Azad Kashmir and northeastern Punjab Province.[2]

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. rohtasfortai is rocky areas, where it shelters in rock crevices, but it also has been found on walls of houses.[1]

## Diet

C. rohtasfortai preys upon insects.[1]

## Reproduction

C. rohtasfortai is an oviparous species.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bowles P (2021). "Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755290A47755297.en. Accessed on 05 May 2024.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.

## Further reading

* Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa 3599 (4): 301-324.
* Khan, M.S.; Tasnim, Rashida (1990). "A New Gecko of the Genus Tenuidactylus from Northeastern Punjab, Pakistan, and Southwestern Azad Kashmir ". Herpetologica 46 (2): 142-148. (Tenuidactylus rohtasforti, new species).

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