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Distribution

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Continent: Near-East Asia
Distribution: CE Iran, Pakistan (Dasht-e-Lut-Desert, "Vorberge des Chagai")
Type locality: Dast-i-Lut Desert, Iran (30° 13 N, 58° 47 E).
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Missone's spider gecko

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Missone's spider gecko (Rhinogekko misonnei),[1][2] also known commonly as de Witte's gecko, de Witte's spider gecko, Misonne's swollen-nose gecko, and Witte's gecko,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, misonnei, is in honor of Xavier Misonne who is a Belgian anthropologist and zoologist.[3]

Geographic range

R. misonnei is found in Iran and Pakistan.[2] The IUCN Redlist considers its presence in Pakistan uncertain.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. misonnei is desert.[1]

Reproduction

R. misonnei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Papenfuss, T.; Sharifi, M. (2021). "Rhinogekko misonnei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164743A149348239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164743A149348239.en. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Rhinogekko misonnei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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. (Agamura misonnei, p. 179).
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Missone's spider gecko: Brief Summary

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Missone's spider gecko (Rhinogekko misonnei), also known commonly as de Witte's gecko, de Witte's spider gecko, Misonne's swollen-nose gecko, and Witte's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.

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