Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Scientific name Cyrtopodion kachhensis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Infraorder Gekkota Higher classification Cyrtopodion | |
Similar Cyrtopodion, Geckos, Reptile, Cyrtopodion longipes, Scaled reptiles | ||
Cyrtopodion kachhensis, commonly known as the Kutch gecko, is a species of gecko which is endemic to South Asia.
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Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Etymology
The subspecific name, ingoldbyi, is in honor of Christopher Martin Ingoldby (1887-1927), who was an officer in the British Army Medical Services and collected zoological specimens.
Geographic range
The species C. kachhensis is found in Pakistan (Sindh, Balochistan), adjacent India (Kachchh, Gujarat), and Iran.
The subspecies C. k. ingoldbyi is widely distributed in the Sulaiman Range extending into the Waziristan Hills, along the western border of Punjab, Pakistan.
Type locality: "Ladha" (= Ladha, Dera Ismael Khan District, southeastern North Western Frontier Province, Pakistan).