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Bunopus blanfordii STRAUCH, 1887

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Blanford’s Rock Gecko
G: Blanfords Felsengecko 
SynonymBunopus blanfordii STRAUCH 1887: 61
Bunopus blanfordii — ANDERSON 1896: 21
Alsophylax blanfordii — PARKER 1931
Alsophylax blanfordii — LOVERIDGE 1947: 58
Alsophylax blanfordi — HAAS 1957
Bunopus blanfordii — WERNER 1991: 37
Bunopus blanfordii — RÖSLER 2000: 61
Bunopus blanfordii — BAUER et al. 2013
Bunopus blanfordii — MEIRI et al. 2019 
DistributionIsrael, Jordan

Type locality: “Egypt”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: ZISP 18290, designated by Ananjeva & Milto 2024. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1961 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Most authors appear to consider Bunopus blanfordii as a synonym of B. tuberculatus (e.g. ARNOLD 1980, LEVITON et al. 1992, DISI & BÖHME 1996) although Bauer et al. 2013 “tentatively” recognize it as valid species. The uncertain status has not changed as of October 2022 (A. Bauer, pers. comm., 10 Nov 2021, Lukas Pola and Salvator Carranza, pers. comm., 14 Oct 2022).

Distribution: see Bar et al. 2021 for a map. 
EtymologyNamed after William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905), member of the Geological Survey of India. 
References
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  • Ananjeva, N. B., & Milto, K. D. 2024. On the Composition of the Type Series of the Blanford’s Rock Gecko, Bunopus blanfordii Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology, 31(3), 186-189 - get paper here
  • 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.
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