Tibetan Frog-eyed Gecko articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

provided by ReptileDB

Continent: Asia
Distribution: from sea level up to 470 m, Turpan Depression, Turpan Prefecture, Xinjian Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Type locality: Oasis of Ssatschsheu (Dunhuang, 40 10'N 94 50'E)

license: cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
copyright: Peter Uetz

original: visit source
partner site: ReptileDB

Teratoscincus roborowskii

provided by wikipedia EN

Teratoscincus roborowskii is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northwestern China.

Etymology

The specific name, roborowskii, is in honor of Russian explorer Vladimir Ivanovich Roborovski (1856–1910).^[2]

Geographic range

T. roborowskii is found in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitats of T. roborowskii are desert and shrubland, at altitudes from 100 m (330 ft) below sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft) above sea level.^[1]

Reproduction

T. roborowskii is oviparous.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Guo, X.; Shi, L.; Cai, B. (2019). "Teratoscincus roborowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114619348A114619350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114619348A114619350.en. Retrieved 19 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 roborowskii, p. 223).
^ ^a ^b Teratoscincus roborowskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

license: cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright: Wikipedia authors and editors

original: visit source
partner site: wikipedia EN

Teratoscincus roborowskii: Brief Summary