Alsophylax loricatus STRAUCH, 1887

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Strauch's Even-fingered Gecko
Synonym	Alsophylax loricatus STRAUCH 1887: 59 Alsophylax loricatus — WERMUTH 1965 Alsophylax loricatus — KLUGE 1993 Alsophylax (Alsophylax) loricatus — RÖSLER 2000: 59 Alsophylax loricatus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Alsophylax loricatus — RÖSLER 2018: 69
Distribution	N Tajikistan, Uzbekistan (Fergana Valley), perhaps Kyrgyzstan Type locality: Mohol-tau und Mursa-Robat, Turkestan. Murzarabat, Mogoltau (N Tajikistan, Fergan Valley) fide SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1996.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: ZISP (ZIL) 4197, adult male, Kishlak, Murzarabat.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1996. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 47 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: see map in Nazarov et al. 2023: 8 (Fig. 2) Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	Named after Latin loricatus = clothed in mail, harnessed.
References	Ananjeva, NB, Orlov NL; Khalikov RG; Darevsky IS; Ryabov IS & Barabanov AV 2006. The Reptiles of North Eurasia. Taxonomic Diversity, Distribution, Conservation Status [this comprises the territory of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia]. Pensoft Series Faunistica 47, 250 pp. Davletbakov, A. T.; L. A. Kustareva, D. A. Milko, A. N. Ostastshenko, S. S. Sagymbaev, S. A. Toropov, N. V. Trotchenko 2015. Genetical Fund Cadastre of Kyrgyz Republic. Vol. IV. Phylum Chordata (chordates). Bishkek, 128 p. + XXXVI color tables - get paper here Golubev, M. L., and T. Sattarov. 1979. On subspecies of Alsophylax loricatus Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae) [in Russian]. Vestnik Zoologii, Kiev 1979 (5):18—24. Nazarov, R.A.; Abduraupov, T.V.; Shepelya, E.Y.; Gritsina, M.A.; Melnikov, D.A.; Buehler, M.D.; Lapin, J.D.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Grismer, J.L. 2023. The Fergana Valley Is an Isolate of Biodiversity: A Discussion of the Endemic Herpetofauna and Description of Two New Species of Alsophylax (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Uzbekistan. Animals 13: 2516 - get paper here Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Rösler, H. 2018. Haftbar -- Die einzigartige Welt der Geckos. Begleitheft zur Ausstellung im Naturkundemuseum Erfurt Mai-Aug 2018, 96 pp. Rösler, Herbert 1997. Paläarktische Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkota) Teil I: Historischer Überblick, Geographie und Klima, Verbreitung. Sauria 19 (1): 17-28 - get paper here Shcherbak, N. N. [= Szczerbak], and M. L. Golubev 1996. Gecko fauna of the USSR and contiguous regions. SSAR [Russian original published in 1986]. [book review in Salamandra 36 (2): 138] Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here Strauch, A. A. 1887. Bemerkungen über die Geckoniden-Sammlung im zoologischen Museum der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg. Mém. Acad. Impér. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, ser. 7, 35 (2): 1-72 - get paper here Szczerbak, N.N. 2003. Guide to the Reptiles of the Eastern Palearctic. Krieger, Malabar, FL, 260 pp. - get paper here Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here Zokirova, G. M., & Yuldashev, S. B. 2024. SPECIES COMPOSITION OF REPTILIA IN FERGANA VALLEY IN NEED OF PROTECTION. European Journal of Agricultural and Rural Education - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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