Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Gekkota Scientific name Alsophylax boehmei Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Gekkonidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Alsophylax, Cyrtodactylus adleri, Scaled reptiles, Cyrtodactylus rubidus, Rough‑bellied day gecko | ||
Böhme's mountain gecko, Alsophylax boehmei, is a species of gekkonid lizard endemic to South Asia.
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Etymology
Both the specific name, boehmei, and the common name, Böhme's mountain gecko, are in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.
Geographic range
A. boehmei is found in Pakistan (Ladakh Skardu) and India.
Its type locality is Skardu/Karakoram, Ladak, northeast Pakistan.
Taxonomy
Some authorities, most recently Bauer et al. 2013, consider this species to be a synonym of Altiphylax stoliczkai.
References
Böhme's mountain gecko Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA