Tenuidactylus bogdanovi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Tenuidactylus |
| Species: | T. bogdanovi
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| Tenuidactylus bogdanovi | |
Tenuidactylus bogdanovi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, bogdanovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Oleg Pavlovich Bogdanov.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]T. bogdanovi occurs naturally in Uzbekistan and southern Tajikistan.[2] An introduced population of this species is known in South Ukraine, in the city of Odesa.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of T. bogdanovi is desert, at altitudes up to 700 m (2,300 ft). It has also been found inside buildings.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]T. bogdanovi is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nazarov, R. (2017). "Tenuidactylus bogdanovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54573089A54573093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54573089A54573093.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Tenuidactylus bogdanovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
- ^ Krasylenko, Y.A.; Kukushkin, O.V. (2017). "An update of thin-toed gecko Tenuidactylus bogdanovi (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) population status in Odessa City, Ukraine". Zbìrnik Prac' Zoologìčnogo Muzeû (Kiïv). 48: 3–12. (in English).
Further reading
[edit]- Chirikova MA, Amirekul KA (2021). "A new record of the Bogdanov's thin-toed gecko, Tenuidactylus bogdanovi (Sauria, Gekkonidae), in South Kazakhstan". Current Studies in Herpetology 21 (2): 151–154. (in Russian, with an sbstract in English).
- Nazarov RA, Poyarkov NA (2013). "[Taxonomic revision of genus Tenuidactylus Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with description of new species from Central Asia]". [Zoological Journal ] 92 (11): 1312–1332. (Tenuidactylus bogdanovi, new species). (in Russian).
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