Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Teratoscincus
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Plate-tailed Geckos, Skink Geckos, Wonder Geckos, Frog-eyed Gecko
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Platenschwanzgeckos, Wundergeckos
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Pladehalegekkoer, Vidundergekkoer
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1863 |  |
Teratoscincus Strauch (type species: Teratoscincus keyzerlingii [sic] Strauch 1863) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 3 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Middle East, C. Asia.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
China
(Gansu,
Inner Mongolia,
Xinjiang),
Iran,
Kazakhstan,
Mongolia,
Pakistan,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan.
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Teratoscincus bedriagai
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Persian Plate-tailed Gecko, (Bedriaga's Skink Gecko)
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Persischer Platenschwanzgecko
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Persisk Pladehalegekko
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1899 | |
Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky |
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran.
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Teratoscincus keyserlingii
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Southwestern Plate-tailed Gecko
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Südwestlicher Platenschwanzgecko
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Sydvestlig Pladehalegekko
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1863 | |
Teratoscincus keyserlingii Strauch |
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Teratoscincus scincus keyzerlingii [sic] Terentjev & Chernov 1949 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Macey, Fong, Kuehl, Shafiei, Ananjeva, Papenfuss & Boore (2005).
Reported from Oman by some authors (e.g., Macey, Ananjeva, Wang & Papenfuss 1997; Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008),
however, the species was not included by Gardner (2013) or by Carranza, Els & Burriel-Carranza (2021).
Although reported from Qatar by several authors (e.g., Szczerbak & Golubev 1996; Macey, Ananjeva, Yuezhao & Papenfuss 1997; Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008),
it has not been confirmed from the country (Gardner 2013; Zwanzig & Grossmann 2015).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Pakistan,
United Arab Emirates.
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Teratoscincus mesriensis
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Isfahan Plate-tailed Gecko
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Isfahan-Platenschwanzgecko
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Isfahan-pladehalegekko
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Teratoscincus mesriensis Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar-Pouyani |
Distribution:
Iran.
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Teratoscincus microlepis
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Balochistan Plate-tailed Gecko, Baluch Plate-tailed Gecko, Baluch Sand gecko, Lesser Plate-tailed Gecko, Small-scaled Skink Gecko, Small-scaled Wonder Gecko
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Belutschistan-Platenschwanzgecko
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Balochistan-pladehalegekko
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1899 | |
Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky |
Remarks:
Although reported from India (Murthy 1994), there are no confirmed records from the country (Venugopal 2010).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Iran,
Pakistan.
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Teratoscincus przewalskii
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Mongolian Plate-tailed Gecko, (Przewalski's Plate-tailed Gecko, Przewalski's Skink Gecko)
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Mongolischer Platenschwanzgecko
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Mongolsk Pladehalegekko
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1887 | |
Teratoscincus przewalskii Strauch |
Distribution:
China
(Gansu,
Inner Mongolia,
Xinjiang),
Mongolia.
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Teratoscincus roborowskii
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Chinese Plate-tailed Gecko, Turpan Wonder Gecko, (Chinese Cat Gecko)
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Chinesischer Platenschwanzgecko
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Kinesisk Pladehalegekko
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Teratoscincus roborowskii Bedriaga |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of scincus (e.g., Pope 1935; Wermuth 1965; Zhao & Adler 1993). Now regarded as a separate species (e.g., Wai 1994; Leptien & Lui 1997; Macey, Ananjeva, Yuezhao & Papenfuss 1997; Macey, Fong, Kuehl, Shafiei, Ananjeva, Papenfuss & Boore 2005).
Distribution:
China
(Xinjiang).
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Teratoscincus rustamowi
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Uzbek Plate-tailed Gecko, (Rustamov's Skink Gecko)
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Usbekischer Platenschwanzgecko
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Usbekisk Pladehalegekko
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Teratoscincus scincus rustamowi Szczerbak |
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Teratoscincus rustamowi Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar-Pouyani 2017 |
Distribution:
Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan.
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Teratoscincus scincus
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Central Asian Plate-tailed Gecko, Turkestan Plate-tailed Gecko, Common Skink Gecko, Common Wonder Gecko, (Turkish Sand Gecko)
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Zentralasiatischer Platenschwanzgecko
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Centralasiatisk Pladehalegekko
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Stenodactylus scincus Schlegel |
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Teratoscincus scincus Boulenger 1885 |
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1896 | |
Teratoscincus zarudnyi Nikolsky (Szczerbak & Golubev 1996) |
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1989 | |
Teratoscincus toksunicus Wang, Fan, Zhi, Ar, Li & Chen (Kluge 2001) |
Remarks:
Previously included keyserlingii and rustamowi. Records from the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, and parts of Iran and Afghanistan refer to keyserlingii. Taxonomic status of toksunicus is uncertain. It was regarded as a synonym of scincus by Kluge (2001). Not mentioned by Kluge (1993), Zhao & Adler (1993), Macey, Wang, Ananjeva, Larson & Papenfuss (1999), or Macey, Fong, Kuehl, Shafiei, Ananjeva, Papenfuss & Boore (2005), but regarded as a valid species by some authors (e.g., Zhao, Chang, Zhao & Adler 2000).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
China
(Xinjiang),
Iran,
Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
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Teratoscincus scincus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Teratoscincus sistanensis
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Sistan Plate-tailed Gecko
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Sistan-Platenschwanzgecko
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Sistan-pladehalegekko
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2017 | |
Teratoscincus sistanense Akbarpour, Shafiei, Sehhatisabet & Damadi |
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Teratoscincus sistanensis Midtgaard 2019 |
Remarks:
The grammatical gender of the original specific epithet, sistanense, was corrected from neuter to masculine, sistanensis, to comply with
Latin grammar, since Teratoscincus is masculine (Midtgaard 2019).
Distribution:
Iran.
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