Persian wonder gecko explained
The wonder gecko (Teratoscincus keyserlingii), also known commonly as the giant frog-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to parts of Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, keyserlingii, is in honor of Alexander von Keyserling, who was a Baltic German geologist and biologist.[1]
Geographic range
T. keyserlingii is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.
Description
The holotype of T. keyserlingii has a total length of 15.8cm (06.2inches), which includes a tail 5.6cm (02.2inches) long.[2]
Further reading
- Macey, J. Robert; Fong, Jonathan J.; Keuhl, Jennifer V.; Shafiei, Soheila; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Papenfuss, Theodore J.; Boore, Jeffrey L. (2005). "The complete mitochondrial genome of a gecko and the phylogenetic position of the Middle Eastern Teratoscincus keyserlingii ". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36: 188–193.
- Strauch A (1863). "Characteristik zweier neuen Eidechsen aus Persien ". Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Pétersbourg 6: 477–480. (Teratoscincus keyserlingii, new species, p. 480). (in German and Latin).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Teratoscincus keyserlingii, p. 140).
- [Alexander Strauch|Strauch]