Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel 1858)

Martin, Thomas Edward, Guillemin, Mathieu, Nivet-Mazerolles, Valentin, Landsmann, Cecile, Dubos, Jerome, Eudeline, Rémy, Stroud Abstract. - The, James T., Data, Uchkuduk. & Further, Navoi., 2017, The herpetofauna of central Uzbekistan, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 140) 11 (1), pp. 93-107 : 99

Common Wonder Gecko: Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel 1858) (Gekkonidae) ( Plate 13)

A widespread species found throughout Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Teratoscincus scincus is a strictly nocturnal species which appears to be fairly common within our study area (although this abundance estimate could be a product of our sampling effort—see Discussion). We only detected T. scincus in the northern steppe habitats of our study area, where it was encountered regularly on roads while driving at night, and occasionally on foot when walking in the open steppe after dusk. The species is indicated to occur throughout our study area by Bannikov (1971), although our records represent a slight range extension to the atlas maps produced by Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008).