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Bunopus
''Bunopus'' is a genus of small geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to the Middle East. Species Three species are recognized as being valid. *'' Bunopus blanfordii'' – Blanford's ground gecko *''Bunopus crassicauda'' – thickhead rock gecko *'' Bunopus tuberculatus'' – Baluch rock gecko The species formerly known as ''Bunopus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko, has been assigned to the genus ''Trachydactylus'' as ''Trachydactylus spatalurus ''Trachydactylus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) i ...''."''Trachydactylus spatalurus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. References External links * Werner YL (1987)"Gekkonid Lizards from Five Quarters Meet in Israel".''Bull. Philadelphia Herp. Soc.'' 31. * Further reading * Blanford WT ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunopus Tuberculatus
''Bunopus tuberculatus'', also known as the Baluch rock gecko, Arabian desert gecko, or southern tuberculated gecko is a species of gecko found in the Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ .... References Bunopus Reptiles described in 1874 {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunopus Blanfordii
''Bunopus blanfordii'', also known commonly as Blanford's ground gecko and Blanford's rock gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''blanfordii'', is in honor of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Bunopus blanfordii'', p. 27). Geographic range ''B. blanfordii'' is found in Israel and Jordan. www.reptile-database.org. Reproduction ''B. blanfordii'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), a .... References Further reading * Goldberg SR, Maza E (2017). "''Bunopus blanfordii'' (Blanford's Rock Gecko). Reproduction". ''Herpetolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunopus Crassicauda
''Bunopus crassicauda'', also known as the thickhead rock gecko or thick-tailed tuberculated gecko is a species of gecko endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm .... References Bunopus Reptiles described in 1907 Taxa named by Alexander Nikolsky {{Gekkonidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachydactylus Spatalurus
''Trachydactylus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q60792996, from2=Q2928255 Trachydactylus Reptiles described in 1901 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos ('' Hemidactylus''), tokay geckos ('' Gekko''), day geckos ('' Phelsuma''), mourning geckos ('' Lepidodactylus'') and dtellas (''Gehyra''). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. Hemidactylus geckos are one of the most species-rich and widely distributed of all reptile genera. Carranza, S., and E. .. Arnold. "Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolution of Hemidactylus Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) Elucidated Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 38, no. 2, Elsevier Inc, 2006, pp. 531–45, . Fossils The earliest known gekkonidae fossil record ''Yantarogekko'' was found in Eocene-Aged Baltic amber. Distribution Species within the Gekkonidae family can be located in every warm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''. Biography Blanford was born in London to William Blanford and Elizabeth Simpson. His father owned a factory next to their house on Bouverie street, Whitefriars. He was educated in private schools in Brighton (until 1846) and Paris (1848). He joined his family business in carving and gilding and studied at the School of Design in Somerset House. Suffering from ill health, he spent two years in a business house at Civitavecchia owned by a friend of his father. His initial aim was to enter a mercantile career. On returning to England in 1851 he was induced to enter the newly established Royal School of Mines (now part of Imperial College London), which his younger brother Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893), afterwards head of the Indian Meteorological Department, had alr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
