Altiphylax Baturensis
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The Batura Glacier gecko (''Altiphylax baturensis''), also known commonly as the Batura thin-toed gecko, is a species of
lizard Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
in the
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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...
. The species is
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to Pakistan.


Geographic range

''A. baturensis'' is found in northern Pakistan. www.reptile-database.org.


References


Further reading

* Khan MS, Baig KJ (1992). "A new ''Tenuidactylus'' gecko from northeastern Gilgit Agency, north Pakistan". '' Pakistan Journal of Zoology'' 24 (4): 273–277. (''Tenuidactylus baturensis'', new species). Reptiles of Pakistan Reptiles described in 1992 Altiphylax {{Gekkonidae-stub