Crossobamon eversmanni

Crossobamon eversmanni, also known commonly as the comb-toed gecko, is a species of Asian gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Crossobamon eversmanni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Crossobamon
Species:	C. eversmanni
Binomial name
Crossobamon eversmanni (Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
Gymnodactylus eversmanni Wiegmann, 1834 Crossobamon atropunctatus Lichtenstein & von Martens, 1856 Gymnodactylus atropunctatus — Boulenger, 1885 Stenodactylus lumsdenii Boulenger, 1887 Stenodactylus maynardi M.A. Smith, 1933 Crossobamon eversmanni — Wermuth, 1965

Etymology

The specific name, eversmanni, is in honor of Russian-German entomologist Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann.^[3]

Geographic range

C. eversmanni is found in Iran, Pakistan, and several other countries of Central Asia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. eversmanni is sandy areas of desert, grassland, and shrubland, at altitudes of 550–1,463 m (1,804–4,800 ft).^[1]

Behavior

C. eversmanni is terrestrial, nocturnal, and lives in burrows.^[1]

Reproduction

C. eversmanni is oviparous.^[2] A sexually mature female may lay 2–3 clutches per year, with 1–2 eggs in each clutch.^[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Crossobamon eversmanni eversmanni (Wiegmann, 1834)
• Crossobamon eversmanni lumsdenii (Boulenger, 1887)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Crossobamon.