Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii

Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii, also known commonly as the striped gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to eastern Nepal.[1]

For the Australian genus, with some species sometimes called striped geckos, see Strophurus. For the New Caledonian genus called striped geckos, see Dierogekko.

Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Cyrtodactylus
Species:	C. markuscombaii
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii (Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shah, 1998)
Synonyms[1]
Gonydactylus markuscombaii Darevsky, Helfenberger, Orlov & Shaw, 1998 Cyrtopodion markuscombaii — Rösler, 2000 Siwaligekko markuscombaii — Khan, 2003 Cyrtodactylus marcuscombaii — Mahony et al., 2009

Etymology

The specific name, markuscombaii, is in honor of Markus Comba (born 1956), who is a Swiss antiquarian bookseller, book restorer, and naturalist.[2]

Distribution

Known only from a single locality in E Nepal (Ilam; altitude 1,200-1,300 m. Possibly a Nepalese endemite.

Reproduction

C. markuscombaii is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Cyrtodactylus markuscombaii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2018.
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. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, p. 169).

Further reading

• Darevsky, Ilya S.; Helfenberger, Notker; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Shah, Karan (1998). "Two New Species of the Genus Gonydactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Nepal". Russian Journal of Herpetology 4 (2): 89–93. (Gonydactylus markuscombaii, new species).