Crossobamon

Crossobamon is a genus of lizards of the gecko family Gekkonidae.

Crossobamon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Subfamily:	Gekkoninae
Genus:	Crossobamon Boettger, 1888[1]

Species

The genus Crossobamon contains two species:

• Crossobamon eversmanni (Wiegmann, 1834)
• Crossobamon orientalis (Blanford, 1876)

The latter species is poorly described, and was formerly considered a member of the genus Stenodactylus.

Etymology

The genus name: Gr. κροσσοι krossoi "tassels, fringe"; βαινω bainō "to walk".^{[citation needed]} The specific name, eversmanni, is in honor of German-born Russian biologist Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.^[2]

Geographic range

Geckos of the genus Crossobamon live in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Central Asia.

Description

Of average size for geckos, about 16 cm (6.3 in) long, the two species are similar in appearance.