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Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus

species of reptile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMar 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ3009265 ↗
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Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus, commonly known as the banded bent-toed gecko, is a species of gecko found in north-western India (West Himalaya, Subathu/ Simla, Garhwal Hills, Almora, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh).

Type locality: Subathu, Simla District.

References

Blyth, E. 1861 Of lizards.. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal xxix [1860]: 114–115

Husain A. Ray P. 1993 First record of Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus (Blyth), the bent- toed banded Gecko (Sauria: Gekkonida: Gekkoninae) from Garhwal Hills. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.

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The public source identifies “Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus” as species of reptile. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cyrtodactylus, fasciolatus and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.