''Crossobamon'' is a

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Gekkonidae.

Species

The genus ''Crossobamon'' contains two species: *''

Crossobamon eversmanni ''Crossobamon eversmanni'', also known commonly as the comb-toed gecko, is a species of Asian gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. Etymology The specific name, ''eversmanni'', is in honor of Russian-German entomologist Alexander Eduard Fr ...

'' *'' Crossobamon orientalis'' The latter species is poorly described, and was formerly considered a member of the genus ''

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Etymology

The genus name: Gr. κροσσοι ''krossoi'' "tassels, fringe"; βαινω ''bainō'' "to walk". The

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, ''eversmanni'', is in honor of

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Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Crossobamon eversmanni'', p. 86).

Geographic range

Geckos of the genus ''Crossobamon'' live in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

, and

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

Description

Of average size for geckos, about long, the two species are similar in appearance.

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Reptiles of Pakistan Lizards of Asia Lizard genera Taxa named by Oskar Boettger {{Gekkonidae-stub