Teratoscincus roborowskii

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Teratoscincus roborowskii

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Teratoscincus
Species:
T. roborowskii
Binomial name
Teratoscincus roborowskii
Bedriaga, 1906

Teratoscincus roborowskii is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern China.

Etymology[]

The specific name, roborowskii, is in honor of Russian explorer Vladimir Ivanovich Roborovski (1856–1910).[2]

Geographic range[]

T. roborowskii is found in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.[3]

Habitat[]

The natural habitats of T. roborowskii are desert and shrubland, at altitudes from 100 m (330 ft) below sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft) above sea level.[1]

Reproduction[]

T. roborowskii is oviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Guo, X.; Shi, L.; Cai, B. (2019). "Teratoscincus roborowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114619348A114619350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114619348A114619350.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Teratoscincus roborowskii, p. 223).
  3. ^ a b Teratoscincus roborowskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading[]

  • Bedriaga J von (1906) ("1905"). "Verzeichnis der von der Central-Asiatischen Expedition unter Stabs-Kapitän W. Roborowski in den Jahren 1893–1895 gesammelten Reptilien ". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 10 (3-4): 159–200. (Teratoscincus roborowskii, new species, pp. 159–160). (in German).
  • Leptien, Rolf; Wai Lui (1997). "Ein Gecko von der alten Seidenstraße im Nordwesten Chinas, Teratoscincus roborowskii Von Bedriaga, 1906 ". Sauria 19 (2): 3–6. (in German).
  • Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Teratoscincus roborowskii, p. 118). (in German).



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