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Rohtas gecko Crossobamon eversmanni (Baluchistan Sand Gecko or Comb-toed Gecko) - 2 subspecies. Crossobamon e. eversmanni or Crossobamon maynardi. Crossobamon e. lumsdenii. Crossobamon orientalis (Sind Gecko). Cyrtodactylus walli (Chitral Gecko or Swat Stone Gecko). Cyrtopodium agamuroides (Nikolsky Spider Gecko).Â Cyrtopodium rohtasfortai (Rohtas Fort Gecko). Cyrtopodium scaber (Keeled Rock Gecko). Cyrtopodium watsoni (Quetta Rock Gecko). Rohtas gecko. Wikipedia Open wikipedia design. Rohtas gecko.Â Khan, M.S.; Tasnim, Rashida (1990). "A New Gecko of the Genus Tenuidactylus from Northeastern Punjab, Pakistan, and Southwestern Azad Kashmir ". Herpetologica 46 (2): 142-148. (Tenuidactylus rohtasforti, new species). I saw geckos feeding on juicy caterpillars moving on grass blades. Some glimpses of the Rohtas Fort Album 5 6 7 8 Herp species collected Amphibia : Duttaphrynus stomaticus, Microhyla ornata, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis, Fejervarya limnocharis, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Sphaeroteca breviceps. Turtle: Lissemys punctata. Agama: Calotes versicolor, Laudakia agrorensis, L. melanura. Geckos: Eublepharis macularius, Cyrtopodion kachhense, C. montiumsalsorum, C Rohtas gecko. Synonym. Tenuidactylus rohtasforti KHAN & TASNIM 1990 Gonydactylus rohtasforti â” KLUGE 1991: 12 Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai â” KLUGE 1993 Cyrtopodion (Tenuidactylus) rohtasfortai â” RÃ–SLER 2000: 75 Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai â” KHAN 2003 Indogekko rohtasfortai â” KHAN 2003 Indogekko rohtasfortai â” KRYSKO et al.Â References. Agarwal, I., Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R. & Karanth, P. 2014. Cryptic species and Miocene diversification of Palaearctic naked-toed geckos (Squamata Rohtas fort is a historical place situated in district jehlum, Punjab Pakistan. It was built by sher shah Surri, a renowned monarch famous for his sense of architect. Very beautiful place to visit, blink into history it is. The Rohtas gecko (Cyrtopodion rohtasfortai ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan. Within Pakistan, C. rohtasfortai occurs in southwestern Azad Kashmir and northeastern Punjab Province. C. rohtasfortai is an oviparous species. Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with Rohtas district is one of the thirty-eight (38) districts of Bihar. It came into existence when Shahabad District was bifurcated into Bhojpur & Rohtas in 1972. Rohtas district is part of Patna division. Languages spoken in this area are Bhojpuri, Hindi and English. Administrative headquarter of the district is Sasaram. Read More. NEWS & UPDATES. Notice regarding counselling of Technical Assistant and Accountant-cum-IT Assistant â“ Panchayati Raj Department, Rohtas..

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