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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: S Mongolia, China (Xinjiang, Gansu, Nei Mongol = Inner Mongolia)
Type locality: Chami Oasis Hami 42 48'N 93 27'E, Xinjiang Uygur, Autonomous Region China.

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Przewalski's wonder gecko

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Przewalski's wonder gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to East Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.^[2]

Geographic range

T. przewalskii is found in China and Mongolia.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of T. przewalskii are desert and grassland, at altitudes of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. przewalskii is oviparous.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Terbish, K.; Munkhbaatar, M.; Papenfuss, T.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Bi, J.; Shi, L. (2019). "Teratoscincus przewalskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178359A85250680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178359A85250680.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ 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 przewalskii, p. 212).
^ ^a ^b Teratoscincus przewalskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

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