Teratoscincus rustamowi

Teratoscincus rustamowi is a small species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Uzbekistan.[2]

Teratoscincus rustamowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Teratoscincus
Species:
T. rustamowi
Binomial name
Teratoscincus rustamowi
Szczerbak, 1979
Synonyms
  • Teratoscincus scincus rustamovi [sic]
    Szczerbak, 1979[1]
  • Teratoscincus rustamowi
    — de Lisle et al., 2013[2]

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for T. rustamowi is 8.1 cm (3.2 in).[2]

Reproduction

T. rustamowi is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Szczerbak (1979).
  2. Teratoscincus rustamowi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading
  • de Lisle HF, Nazarov RA, Raw LRG, Grathwohl J (2013). Gekkota: a catalogue of recent species. Privately published. 387 pp. (Teratoscincus rustamowi, new status, p. 263).
  • Szczerbak NN (1979). "[A new subspecies of the Common Wonder Gecko (Teratoscincus scincus rustamovi, ssp. n., Sauria, Reptilia) from Uzbekistan and the taxonomy of the species]". [Protection of Nature of Turkmenistan ] (5): 129-138. ("Teratoscincus scincus rustamovi [sic]", new subspecies). (in Russian).


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