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Crossobamon eversmanni

species of reptile

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Source revisionMay 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ3003808 ↗
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Crossobamon eversmanni, also known commonly as the comb-toed gecko, is a species of Asian gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

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).

Behavior

C. eversmanni is terrestrial, nocturnal, and lives in burrows.

Reproduction

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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.

References

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1887).

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