Tenuidactylus bogdanovi explained

Tenuidactylus bogdanovi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, bogdanovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Oleg Pavlovich Bogdanov.

Geographic range

T. bogdanovi occurs naturally in Uzbekistan and southern Tajikistan. An introduced population of this species is known in South Ukraine, in the city of Odesa.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. bogdanovi is desert, at altitudes up to . It has also been found inside buildings.

Reproduction

T. bogdanovi is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs.

Further reading

• Chirikova MA, Amirekul KA (2021). "A new record of the Bogdanov's thin-toed gecko, Tenuidactylus bogdanovi (Sauria, Gekkonidae), in South Kazakhstan". Current Studies in Herpetology 21 (2): 151–154. (in Russian, with an sbstract in English).
• Nazarov RA, Poyarkov NA (2013). "[Taxonomic revision of genus ''Tenuidactylus'' [[Mykola Szczerbak|Szczerbak]] & Golubev, 1984 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with description of new species from Central Asia]". [''Zoological Journal'' ] 92 (11): 1312–1332. (Tenuidactylus bogdanovi, new species). (in Russian).

Notes and References

1. Krasylenko, Y.A. . species:Yuliya A. Krasylenko . Kukushkin, O.V. . species:Oleg Vitalievich Kukushkin . 2017 . An update of thin-toed gecko Tenuidactylus bogdanovi (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) population status in Odessa City, Ukraine . Zbìrnik Prac' Zoologìčnogo Muzeû (Kiïv) . 48 . 3–12. (in English).