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Cyrtopodion scabrum
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Cyrtopodion
Species:
scabrum
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Synonyms
  • Stenodactylus scaber
    Heyden, 1827
  • Gymnodactylus scaber
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Cyrtodactylus scaber
    — Underwood, 1954
  • Cyrtodactylus basoglui
    Baran & Gruber, 1982
  • Cyrtopodion scaber
    — Kluge, 1985
  • Tenuidactylus scaber
    — Szczerbak & Golubev, 1986
  • Cyrtopodion scabrum
    — Crother, 2000

Cyrtopodion scabrum, also known as the rough-tailed gecko, rough bent-toed gecko, rough-tailed bowfoot gecko, common tuberculate ground gecko, or keeled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Taxonomy

Cyrtopodion basoglui is considered conspecific with Cyrtopodion scabrum. Because Cyrtopodion scabrum was originally described in 1827 and Cyrtodactylus basoglui was described in 1982, Cyrtodactylus basoglui is a junior synonym of Cyrtopodion scabrum.

Geographic range

C. scabrum is found in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt (Siwa Oasis: HR 31: 254), Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sinai/Tor, Sudan, Turkey, Greece, United Arab Emirates, and the USA (introduced to Texas and Arizona).

As an introduced species

In the United States, C. scabrum has been introduced in Arizona and Texas. A breeding population has been established in Galveston, Texas, in the area of the commercial shipping docks.

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