Altiphylax mintoni
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Altiphylax |
| Species: | A. mintoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Altiphylax mintoni | |
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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.
Etymology
The specific name, mintoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton.[3]
Geographic range
Altiphylax mintoni is found in northern Pakistan.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Altiphylax mintoni is rocky areas of forest, at elevations around 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
Reproduction
Altiphylax mintoni is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Khan MS (2021). "Altiphylax mintoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47755379A47755386.en. Accesse on 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Species Altiphylax mintoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyrtopodion mintoni, p. 179).
Further reading
- Golubev ML, Sczerbak NN (1981). "[A new species of the genus Gymnodactylus Spix, 1825 (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae) from Pakistan]". Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev 1981 (3): 40–45. (Gymnodactylus mintoni, new species). (in Russian).
- Khan MS (2005). "An Overview of the Angular-toed geckos of Pakistan (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Gekko 4 (2): 20–30.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Cyrtopodion mintoni, new combination, p. 74). (in German).
- Sindaco, R.; Jeremčencko, V.K. (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. 580 pp.