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Taxonomy of the genus Cyrtopodion Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae

Bibliography of the genus
Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Cyrtopodion in general

Ahmadzadeh, F.; Flecks, M.; Torki, F.; Böhme, W. 2011. A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran. Zootaxa 2924: 22-32.

Bauer, A.M.; Masroor, R.; Titus-McQuillan, J.; Heinicke, M.P.; Dza, J.D.; Jackman, T.R. 2013. A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications. Zootaxa 3599(4): 301–324.

Böhme, W. 1985. Zur Nomenklatur der paläarktischen Bogenfingergeckos, Gattung Tenuidactylus Scerbak & Golubew, 1984 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 36(1-2): 95-98.

Cervenka, J.; Kratochvil, L.; Frynta, D. 2008. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Middle Eastern geckos of the genus Cyrtopodion and their selected relatives. Zootaxa 1931: 25-36.

Khan, M.S. 2001. Taxonomic notes on angular-toed Gekkota of Pakistan, with description of a new species of genus Cyrtopodion. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 33(1): 13-24.

Khan, M.S. 2003. Notes on circum Indus geckos of genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 4: 43-59.

Khan, M.S. 2003. Questions of generic designation of angular-toed geckos of Pakistan with description of three new genera (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). J. Nat. Hist. Wildlife (Karachi) 2(2): 1-9.

Khan, M.S. 2008. Biology and distribution of geckos of genus Indogekko Khan, 2003 (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 15(2): 87-92.

Khan, M.S. 2008. Review of the morphology, ecology, and distribution of geckos of the genus Cyrtopodion, with a note on generic placement of Cyrtopodion brachykolon. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 6(1): 79-86.

Khan, M.S. 2009. Intergeneric relations of the angular-toed geckos of circum western Himalayas (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Pakistan Journal of Zoology 41(1): 29-34.

Macey, J.R.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Wang, Y.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships between Asian gekkonid lizards formerly of the genus Cyrtodactylus based on cladistic analyses of allozymic data: monophyly of Cyrtopodion and Mediodactylus. Journal of Herpetology 34(2): 258-265.

Rösler, H. 1995. Bemerkungen über eine vorläufig unbezeichnete Cyrtopodion-Art aus Ost-Turkestan (China: Provinz Xinjiang). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 71(1): 151-154.

Rösler, H. 2000. Die postanale Beschuppung bei Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 und Cyrtopodion Fitzinger, 1843 - funktionelle und taxonomische Aspekte (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 2: 154-207.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1977. Systematics of the Palearctic geckos (genera Gymnodactylus, Bunopus, Alsophylax). Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademiya Nauk SSSR (Leningrad) 74: 120-133.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1984. [On generic assignement of the Palearctic Cyrtodactylus lizard species (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)]. (In Russian, English summary). Vestnik Zoologii 1984(2): 50-56.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1986. [The gekkonid fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries. Guide to identification]. (In Russian). Naukova Dumka, Kiev. 234 pp.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1996. Gecko fauna of the USSR and contiguous regions. (Contributions to Herpetology. Vol. 13). SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles). 233 pp. (Translation of: Gekkony fauny SSSR i sopredelnykh stran. Opredelitel. Translation by: Golubev, M.L. & Malinsky, S.A.).

Cyrtopodion agamuroides

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2012. First record of Cyrtopodion agamuroides (Nikolsky, 1900) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Khorasan Razavi province, north-eastern Iran. Herpetology Notes 5: 93-94.

Cyrtopodion aravallense

Gill, E.V.S. 1997. Cyrtodactylus aravallensis, a new Gekkonidae from the Delhi Ridge. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94(1): 122-123.

Cyrtopodion baigii

Masroor, R. 2008. A new species of Cyrtopodion (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the northern areas of Pakistan. Zootaxa 1857: 33-43.

Masroor, R. 2009. Erratum: Masroor, R. 2009. A new arboreal species of Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Deh Akro-II Wetlands Complex, Sindh, Pakistan. Zootaxa 2243: 57–67. Zootaxa 2307: 68.

Cyrtopodion belaense

Nazarov, R.A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2011. A new species of thin-toed geckos Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Balochistan Province, South Pakistan. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(2): 130-136.

Cyrtopodion fortmunroi

Khan, M.S. 1993. A new sandstone gecko from Fort Munro, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 25(3): 217-221.

Cyrtopodion golubevi

Nazarov, R.A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Rajabizadeh, M. 2009. Two new species of angular-toed geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 311-324.

Cyrtopodion hormozganum

Nazarov, R.A.; Bondarenko, D.A.; Radjabizadeh, M. 2012. A new species of thin-toed geckos Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province, South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 292-298.

Cyrtopodion indusoani

Khan, M.S. 1988. A new cyrtodactylid gecko from northwestern Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Herpetology 22(2): 241-243.

Khan, M.S. 1993. A new sandstone gecko from Fort Munro, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 25(3): 217-221.

Cyrtopodion kachhense

Khan, M.S. 1997. Validity, generic redesignation, and taxonomy of western rock gecko Gymnodactylus ingoldbyi Procter, 1923. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2): 83-88.

Rösler, H.; Glaw, F. 2009. Morphologische Variation von Cyrtopodion kachhense (Stoliczka, 1872), C. scabrum (Heyden, 1827) and C. watsoni (Murray, 1892) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) aus Belutschistan (Pakistan). Sauria (Berlin) 30(4): 11-18.

Schlüter, U. 2003. Haltung und Zucht von Sind-Felsengeckos, Cyrtopodion kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872). Reptilia (D) 8(40): 65-67.

Vyas, R. 1998. Comments on distributional records of reptiles from Gujarat State. Hamadryad 23(2): 194-195.

Cyrtopodion kiabii

Ahmadzadeh, F.; Flecks, M.; Torki, F.; Böhme, W. 2011. A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran. Zootaxa 2924: 22-32.

Cyrtopodion kohsulaimani

Khan, M.S. 1991. A new Tenuidactylus gecko from the Sulaiman Range, Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Herpetology 25(2): 199-204.

Cyrtopodion mansarulum

Duda, P.L.; Sahi, D.N. 1978. Cyrtodactylus mansarulus n. sp. from Jammu. (Abstract). Indian Science Congress Association Proceedings (C) 65(3): 211.

Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum

Khan, M.S. 1989. Rediscovery and redescription of the highland ground gecko, Tenuidactylus montiumsalsorum (Annandale, 1913). Herpetologica 45(1): 46-54.

Cyrtopodion persepolense

Nazarov, R.A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Rajabizadeh, M. 2009. Two new species of angular-toed geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 311-324.

Cyrtopodion potoharense

Khan, M.S. 2001. Taxonomic notes on angular-toed Gekkota of Pakistan, with description of a new species of genus Cyrtopodion. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 33(1): 13-24.

Cyrtopodion rhodocaudum

Baig, K.J. 1998. A new species of Tenuidactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Balochistan, Pakistan. Hamadryad 23(2): 127-132.

Rösler, H.; Glaw, F. 2009. Morphologische Variation von Cyrtopodion kachhense (Stoliczka, 1872), C. scabrum (Heyden, 1827) and C. watsoni (Murray, 1892) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) aus Belutschistan (Pakistan). Sauria (Berlin) 30(4): 11-18.

Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai

Khan, M.S. 1993. A new sandstone gecko from Fort Munro, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 25(3): 217-221.

Khan, M.S.; Tasnim, R. 1990. A new gecko of the genus Tenuidactylus from northeastern Punjab, Pakistan, and southwestern Azad Kashmir. Herpetologica 46(2): 142-148.

Cyrtopodion scabrum

Agarwal, I.; Goyal, S.P.; Qureshi, Q. 2015. Lizards of the Thar Desert - resource partitioning and community composition. Journal of Arid Environments 118: 58-64.

Ali, R.A.M. 2012. Genetic variation among nine Egyptian gecko species (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) based on RAPD-PCR. Life Science Journal Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition 9(1): 154-162.

Babb, R.D. 2014. Geographic distribution: Cyrtopodion scabrum (Rough-tailed Bowfoot Gecko). Herpetological Review 45(3): 461-462.

Baha el Din, S.M. 2000. Geographic distribution: Cyrtopodion scabrum (Roughtail Gecko). Herpetological Review 31(4): 254.

Baran, I.; Gruber, U. 1982. Taxonomische Untersuchungen an türkischen Gekkoniden. Spixiana 5(2): 109-138.

Bloom, R.A.; Selcer, K.W.; King, W.K. 1986. Status of the introduced gekkonid lizard, Cyrtodactylus scaber, in Galveston, Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 31(1): 129-131.

Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. 1971. The littoral terrestrial fauna of Suakin, Sudan. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 107: 10.

Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. 1985. Hydrophobic geckos. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 13: 39.

Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. 1987. Bionomics of the rock gecko Cyrtodactylus scaber in Qatar. Herpetological Journal 1(4): 156-157.

Crochet, P.A. 1997. Herpetological observations in southern Israel. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 60: 13-24.

Cunningham, P.L. 2009. Cyrtopodion scabrum Heyden, 1827. Keeled Rock Gecko. African Herp News 49: 19-20.

Das, S.K.; Justus, J.; Wesley, S.; Pardeshi, M.K. 2005. First record of the Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) from Gujarat State India. Herpinstance 3(1): 1-3.

Ghaleb, M.R.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rasoul, K.; Abbas, R.F. 2015. Systematic and distribution of geckos in Iraq systematic and distribution of the Gekkonidae in some provinces of Central and southern Iraq. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 5(30 5): 7338-7345.

Goldberg, S.R. 2017. Natural history notes: Cyrtopodion scabrum (Rough Bent-toed Gecko). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 48(2): 436-437.

Golubev, M.L.; Szczerbak, N.N. 1983. [Gymnodactylus scaber (Heyden), 1827 Cyrtodactylus basoglui Baran et Gruber, 1892. syn. n]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1983(2): 54.

Haas, G. 1952. Two collections of reptiles from Iraq, with descriptions of two new forms. Copeia 1952: 20-22.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Ibrahim, A.A. 2013. Ecology of the Rough-tailed Gecko, Cyrtopodion scabrum (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Suez Canal Zone, Egypt. Journal of Herpetology 47(1): 148-155.

Klawinski, P.D.; Vaughan, R.; Saenz, D.; Godwin, W. 1994. Comparison of dietary overlap between allopatric and sympatric geckos. Journal of Herpetology 28(2): 225-230.

Pardeshi, M.; Kumar, V.V.; Das, S.K. 2010. Additional records of the Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) from Kachchh District, Gujarat, India. Reptile Rap 10: 9-10.

Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Khosravani, A.; Oraie, H. 2010. A new record of Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827) from the Caspian Sea coastal region, Guilan Province, northern Iran. Herpetology Notes 3: 61-63.

Rösler, H.; Glaw, F. 2009. Morphologische Variation von Cyrtopodion kachhense (Stoliczka, 1872), C. scabrum (Heyden, 1827) and C. watsoni (Murray, 1892) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) aus Belutschistan (Pakistan). Sauria (Berlin) 30(4): 11-18.

Ross, W. 1993. Notes on the behaviour of Cyrtopodion scaber, Hemidactylus flaviviridis and Hemidactylus persicus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with reference to syntopy. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 13: 368-374.

Sabri, A.W.A.; Khalil, A. 1975. Study of the osteology of some Iraqi geckos. Bulletin Nat. Hist. Res. Cent. Univ. Baghdad 6(1): 68-72.

Selcer, K.W.; Bloom, R.A. 1984. Cyrtodactylus scaber (Gekkonidae): a new gekko to the fauna of the United States. Southwestern Naturalist 29(4): 499-500.

Soorae, P.S. 2004. A herpetological survey of some islands in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Zoology in the Middle East 32: 33-38.

Stocking, S.E.; Jones, J.L. 2017. Geographic distribution: Cyrtopodion scabrum (Rough-tailed Bowfoot Gecko). Herpetological Review 48(2): 389.

Tuck, R.G. 1974. Geographic distribution: Cyrtodactylus scaber. Iran: Strait of Hormoz: Hormoz Island. Herpetological Review 5(4): 107.

Vaughan, R.; Dixon, J.R.; Cooke, J.L. 1996. Behavioral interference for perch sites in two species of introduced House Geckos. Journal of Herpetology 30(1): 46-51.

Werner, Y.L. 1991. Notable herpetofaunal records from Transjordan. Zoology in the Middle East 5: 37-41.

Cyrtopodion sistanense

Nazarov, R.A.; Rajabizadeh, M. 2007. A new species of angular-toed gecko of the genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from South-East Iran (Sistan-Baluchistan province). Russian Journal of Herpetology 14(2): 137-144.

Cyrtopodion watsoni

Rösler, H.; Glaw, F. 2009. Morphologische Variation von Cyrtopodion kachhense (Stoliczka, 1872), C. scabrum (Heyden, 1827) and C. watsoni (Murray, 1892) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) aus Belutschistan (Pakistan). Sauria (Berlin) 30(4): 11-18.