Altiphylax mintoni

Altiphylax mintoni, also known commonly as Minton's thin-toed gecko or the plump swati gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan.

Altiphylax mintoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Altiphylax
Species:	A. mintoni
Binomial name
Altiphylax mintoni (Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981)
Synonyms[1]
Gymnodactylus mintoni Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981 Tenuidactylus mintoni — Szczerbak & Golubev, 1984 Gonydactylus mintoni — Kluge, 1991 Cyrtodactylus mintoni — Kluge, 1993 Cyrtopodion mintoni — Rösler, 2000 Siwaligekko mintoni — Khan, 2003 Altiphylax mintoni — Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, mintoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton.^[2]

Geographic range

A. mintoni is found in northern Pakistan.^[1]

Reproduction

A. mintoni is oviparous.^[1]