Tenuidactylus caspius (Eichwald 1831)

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

Caspian Bent-toed Gecko: Tenuidactylus caspius (Eichwald 1831) (Gekkonidae) ( Plate 15 )

A widespread species found throughout southern Central Asia and around the basin of the Caspian Sea. Tenuidactylus caspius is common in our study area, being found in a variety of habitats including cliff faces, isolated rocky outcrops in the steppe, abandoned ruins, and within inhabited buildings. It is mapped as occurring throughout our study area by the IUCN (2016), although our records represent modest extensions to the distribution maps provided by Bannikov (1971) and Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008).

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Plate 15. Tenuidactylus caspius (Photograph – TM).