Crossobamon orientalis explained
Crossobamon orientalis, commonly called the Sind gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
Geographic range
C. orientalis is found in Pakistan (Sindh: Rohri and Shikarpur Districts) and India (Rajasthan: Jaisalmer district).
Type locality: "Rohri and Shikarpur District, Upper Sind".[1]
Further reading
- Blanford WT (1876). "On some lizards from Sind, with descriptions of new species of Ptyodactylus, Stenodactylus, and Trapelus ". Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 45: 232–233. (Stenodactylus orientalis, new species, pp. 232–233).
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Stenodactylus orientalis, pp. 16–17 + Plate III, figures 1, 1a).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Stenodactylus orientalis, pp. 57–58, Figures 21a & 21b).
- Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Crossobamon orientalis, p. 89).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Stenodactylus orientalis, pp. 33–34, Figures 13a & 13b).
Notes and References
- "Crossobamon orientalis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.