Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris

Sikkimese bent-toed Gecko
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species: gubernatoris
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris
(Annandale, 1913)

Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris or the Sikkimese bent-toed Gecko is a rare [1] species of gecko found in Darjeeling, India. As of 2011, the species was considered "Near Threatened". [2] Its habitat is being degraded due to agricultural expansion. [3] [4]

References

  1. Sharma, R.C. 2002. Fauna of India and adjacent countries. Reptilia Volume II (Sauria). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
  2. Bohm, M. & Richman, N. 2011. Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  3. Pandit, M.K., Sodhi, N.S., Koh, L.P.. Bhaskar, A. and Brook, B.W. 2007. Unreported yet massive deforestation driving loss of endemic biodiversity in Indian Himalaya. Biodiversity Conservation 16: 153-163.
  4. International Union for Conservation of Nature: Redlist

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