Mediodactylus kotschyi (STEINDACHNER, 1870)

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies	Mediodactylus kotschyi kotschyi (STEINDACHNER 1870) Mediodactylus kotschyi adelphiensis (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Mediodactylus kotschyi beutleri (BARAN & GRUBER 1981) Mediodactylus kotschyi bibroni (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Mediodactylus kotschyi bolkarensis RÖSLER 1994 Mediodactylus kotschyi buchholzi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Mediodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis (BARAN & GRUBER 1982) Mediodactylus kotschyi colchicus (NIKOLSKY 1902) Mediodactylus kotschyi concolor (BEDRIAGA 1882) Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri (STEPÁNEK 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi fuchsi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Mediodactylus kotschyi kalypsae (STEPÁNEK 1939) Mediodactylus kotschyi karabagi (BARAN & GRUBER 1981) Mediodactylus kotschyi lycaonicus (MERTENS 1952) Mediodactylus kotschyi maculatus (BEDRIAGA 1882) Mediodactylus kotschyi ponticus (BARAN & GRUBER 1982) Mediodactylus kotschyi rumelicus (MÜLLER 1940) Mediodactylus kotschyi saronicus (WERNER 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi schultzewestrumi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Mediodactylus kotschyi skopjensis (KARAMAN 1965) Mediodactylus kotschyi solerii (WETTSTEIN 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi stepaneki (WETTSTEIN 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi syriacus (STEPÁNEK 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi tinensis (BEUTLER & FRÖR 1980) Mediodactylus kotschyi unicolor (WETTSTEIN 1937) Mediodactylus kotschyi wettsteini (STEPÁNEK 1937)
Common Names	E: Mediterranean Thin-toed gecko G: Europäischer Nacktfinger, Ägäischer Bogenfinger Italian: geco di Kotschy
Synonym	Gymnodactylus kotschyi STEINDACHNER 1870 Gymnodactylus kotschyi — BOULENGER 1885: 29 Gymnodactylus kotschyi syriacus STEPÁNEK 1937 Gymnodactylus kotschyi kotschyi — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Gymnodactylus kotschyi rarus WETTSTEIN 1952 Gymnodactylus kotschyi stubbei WETTSTEIN 1952 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi christianae BUCHHOLZ 1955 (nomen nudum fide KLUGE 1993) Cytrodactylus [sic] kotschyi NADER & JAWDAT 1976 Gymnodactylus kotschyi — SCHMIDT 1982 Cyrtodactylus christianus — KLUGE 1993 (in error for christianae) Cyrtodactulus kotchyi — PETROV et al. 2001 (in error) Mediodactylus kotschyi — SPEYBROECK et al. 2020 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi syriacus BARAN & GRUBER 1982 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi — ENGELMANN et al 1993 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi — RÖSLER 2000: 70 Mediodactylus kotschyi — SZCZERBAK 2003 Mediodactylus kotschyi — TRAPP 2007 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Mediodactylus kotschyi — BAUER et al. 2013 Cyrtopodion kotschyi — PYRON & BURBRINK 2013 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi kotschyi — GEMEL et al. 2019 Mediodactylus kotschyi adelphiensis (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi adelphiensis BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977 Tenuidactylys kotschyi adelphiensis — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 163 Mediodactylus kotschyi adelphiensis — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi adelphiensis — RÖSLER 2000: 70 Mediodactylus kotschyi adelphiense — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi beutleri (BARAN & GRUBER 1981) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi beutleri BARAN & GRUBER 1981: 263 Tenuidactylys kotschyi beutleri — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi beutleri — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi beutleri — RÖSLER 2000: 70 Mediodactylus kotschyi beutleri — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi bibroni (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi bibroni BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 184 Tenuidactylys kotschyi bibroni — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi bibroni — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi bibroni — RÖSLER 2000: 70 Mediodactylus kotschyi bibroni — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi bileki TIEDEMANN & HÄUPL 1980 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi bileki TIEDEMANN & HÄUPL 1980: 540 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi bileki — RÖSLER 2000: 70 Mediodactylus kotschyi bileki — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi bolkarensis RÖSLER 1994 Cyrtopodion kotschyi bolkarensis RÖSLER 1994: 95 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi bolkarensis — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi bolkarensis — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi bolkarensisi — GEMEL et al. 2019 Mediodactylus kotschyi buchholzi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi buchholzi BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 182 Tenuidactylys kotschyi buchholzi — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi buchholzi — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi buchholzi — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi buchholzi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis (BARAN & GRUBER 1982) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis BARAN & GRUBER 1982: 127 Tenuidactylys kotschyi ciliciensis — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi ciliciensis — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi ciliciensis — KUCHARZEWSKI 2016 Mediodactylus kotschyi colchicus (NIKOLSKY 1902) Gymnodactylus colchicus NIKOLSKY 1902: 3 Gymnodactylus kotschyi colchicus — TERENTJEV & CHERNOV 1949: 135 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi colchicus — BEUTLER 1981: 64 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi colchicus BARAN & GRUBER 1982: 134 Tenuidactylys kotschyi colchicus — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi colchicus — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi colchicus — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi colchicus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi concolor (BEDRIAGA 1882) Gymnodactylus kotschyi var. concolor BEDRIAGA 1881 “1882” Mediodactylus kotschyi concolor — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri (STEPÁNEK 1937) Gonydactylus (Cyrtopodion) cyprius FITZINGER 1843: 93 (nom. nud.) Gymnodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri STEPÁNEK 1937: 271 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri — BEUTLER 1981: 64 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri — BARAN & GRUBER 1982: 134 Tenuidactylys kotschyi fitzingeri — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi fitzingeri — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi fitzingeri — SCHNEIDER 2020 Mediodactylus kotschyi fuchsi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi fuchsi BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 190 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi gruberi — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 190 (nom. nud. fide BEUTLER 1981) Tenuidactylys kotschyi fuchsi — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 161 Mediodactylus kotschyi fuchsi — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi fuchsi — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi fuchsi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi kalypsae (STEPÁNEK 1939) Gymnodactylus kotschyi kalypsae STEPÁNEK 1939: 431 Gymnodactylus kotschyi kalypsae — STEPÁNEK 1944: 131 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi kalypsae — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 194 Tenuidactylys kotschyi kalypsae — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 163 Mediodactylus kotschyi kalypsae — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi kalypsae — RÖSLER 2000: 71 Mediodactylus kotschyi kalypsae — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi karabagi (BARAN & GRUBER 1981) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi karabagi BARAN & GRUBER 1981 Tenuidactylys kotschyi karabagi — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi karabagi — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi karabagi — RÖSLER 2000: 72 Mediodactylus kotschyi karabagi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi lycaonicus (MERTENS 1952) Gymnodactylus kotschyi lycaonicus MERTENS 1952: 50 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi lycaonicus — BEUTLER 1981: 60 Mediodactylus kotschyi lycaonicus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi maculatus (BEDRIAGA 1882) Gymnodactylus kotschyi var. maculatus BEDRIAGA 1882 Gymnodactylus kotschyi var. concolor BEDRIAGA 1882 Gymnodactylus kotschyi saronicus WERNER 1937 Gymnodactylus kotschyi kotschyi — MERTENS & WERMUTH 1960 (part.) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi saronicus — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 182 (part.) Mediodactylus kotschyi maculatus — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi maculatus — RÖSLER 2000: 72 Mediodactylus kotschyi maculatus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi ponticus (BARAN & GRUBER 1982) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi ponticus BARAN & GRUBER 1982: 129 Tenuidactylys kotschyi ponticus — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 163 Mediodactylus kotschyi ponticus — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi ponticus — RÖSLER 2000: 72 Mediodactylus kotschyi ponticus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi rumelicus (MÜLLER 1940) Gymnodactylus kotschyi rumelicus MÜLLER 1940: 5 Gymnodactylus kotschyi rumelicus — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi rumelicus — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 186 Tenuidactylys kotschyi rumelicus — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi rumelicus — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi rumelicus — RÖSLER 2000: 72 Mediodactylus kotschyi rumelicus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi rumelicus — MOLLOV 2016 Mediodactylus kotschyi saronicus (WERNER 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi saronica WERNER 1937 Mediodactylus kotschyi saronicus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi saronicus — RÖSLER 2018 Mediodactylus kotschyi saronicus — GEMEL et al. 2019 Mediodactylus kotschyi schultzewestrumi (BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi schultzewestrumi — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 189 Tenuidactylys kotschyi schultzewestrumi — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 161 Mediodactylus kotschyi schultzewestrumi — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi schultzewestrumi — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi schultzewestrumi — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi skopjensis (KARAMAN 1965) Gymnodactylus kotschyi skopjensis KARAMAN 1965: 348 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi skopjensis — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 189 Tenuidactylys kotschyi skopjensis — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi skopjensis — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi skopjensis — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi skopjensis — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi solerii (WETTSTEIN 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi solerii WETTSTEIN 1937: 81 Gymnodactylus kotschyi solerii —STEPÁNEK 1937: 262 Gymnodactylus kotschyi solerii — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Gymnodactylus kotschyi solerii —STEPÁNEK 1944: 130 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi solerii — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 182 Tenuidactylys kotschyi solerii — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi solerii — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi solerii — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi solerii — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi stepaneki (WETTSTEIN 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi stepaneki WETTSTEIN 1937: 79 Gymnodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — STEPÁNEK 1937: 265 Gymnodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Gymnodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — STEPÁNEK 1944: 132 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 194 Tenuidactylys kotschyi stepaneki — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 163 Mediodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi stepaneki — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi stepaneki — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi syriacus (STEPÁNEK 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi syriacus STEPÁNEK 1937: 268 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi syriacus — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 186 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi syriacus — BEUTLER 1981: 64 Tenuidactylys kotschyi syriacus — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi syriacus — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi syriacus — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Cyrtopodion kotschyi syriacus — UGURTAS et al. 2007 Mediodactylus kotschyi syriacus — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi tinensis (BEUTLER & FRÖR 1980) Cyrtodactylus kotschyi tinensis BEUTLER & FRÖR 1980: 265 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi tinensis — BOHLMANN et al. 1981 Tenuidactylys kotschyi tinensis — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 162 Mediodactylus kotschyi tinensis — KLUGE 1991: 21 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi syriacus — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi tinensis — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi unicolor (WETTSTEIN 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi unicolor — STEPÁNEK 1937: 265 Gymnodactylus kotschyi unicolor — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Gymnodactylus kotschyi unicolor — STEPÁNEK 1944: 132 Mediodactylus kotschyi unicolor — DE LISLE et al. 2013 Mediodactylus kotschyi wettsteini (STEPÁNEK 1937) Gymnodactylus kotschyi wettsteini STEPÁNEK 1937: 272 Gymnodactylus kotschyi wettsteini — MERTENS & MÜLLER 1940 Gymnodactylus kotschyi wettsteini STEPÁNEK 1944: 134 Cyrtodactylus kotschyi wettsteini — BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977: 192 Tenuidactylys kotschyi wettsteini — SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986: 163 Mediodactylus kotschyi wettsteini — KLUGE 1991: 20 Cyrtopodion (Mediodactylus) kotschyi wettsteini — RÖSLER 2000: 73 Mediodactylus kotschyi wettsteini — DE LISLE et al. 2013
Distribution	S Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, S Bulgaria (?), Greece (Crete, Gavdos, Kepallonia and Cyclades, Milos: Kimolos, Sporaden, Kasos, Amathia, Karpathos, Kasos, Hydra, Salamis, Syrina, Astropalia, Ofidusa, Kinaros, Levitha, Anaphi, Makaria, Megalo, Phtheno, Mikro, Syrina, Kalymnos, Antiparos, Despotiko, Strongylo, Spiridonisi, Tourlos, Preza, Glaropunta, Panteronisi, Tria Nisia, Ovriokastro, Gaidaronisi, Lesbos, Chios, Limnos, Samos, Samothraki), Hungary [introduced, Farkas et al. 1999, Gergely 2021] Turkey, Islands of the Aegian Sea adelphiensis: Greece (islands near Syrina but not on Syrina); Type locality: “Westliche der Zwei-Brüder-Inseln (Due Adelphaes) nördlich von Syrina (b. Astypalaia, Dodekanes)” bibroni: Greece, Agean islands, Albania, Yugoslavia, Italy (fide BEUTLER & GRUBER 1977); Type locality: Monemvassa, SO-Peloponnes (fide Beutler 1981: 58) bolkarensis: S Turkey (north of the Bolkar mountains). buchholzi: Syphnos (among others); Type locality: Insel Siphnos’ Cycladen (fide Beutler 1981: 58) bureschi: Bulgaria; Type locality: Ajja Galina b. Sosopol, Bulgarien (fide Beutler 1981: 58) ciliciensis: Turkey fitzingeri: Cyprus fuchsi: “Nordsporaden-Nordkette ohne Repi, Kassida und Skopelos”; Type locality: “Inselchen Strongylo zwischen Gioura und Pelagonisi (= Kyra Panagia, Nördliche Sporaden, Griechenland)” kalypsae: Greece (Gavdos); Type locality: Insel Gavdos, 40 km S Kreta) kotschyi: Greece lycaonicus: Turkey (S Anatolia); Type locality: “Konia, Lycaonien, südliches Zentral-Kleinasien.” maculatus: Greece rarus: Greece (Gaidaros); Type locality: Gaidaros Island, SE Crete rumelicus: Bulgaria; Type locality: Plovdiv, Süd-Bulgarien (fide Beutler 1981: 58) saronicus: Greece (Paros); Type locality: Insel Salamis im Saronischen Golf (fide Beutler 1981: 58) schultzewestrumi: Greece (only known from the type locality).Type locality: “Insel Valaxa, westlich Skyros (Nördliche Sporaden, Griechenland)” skopjensis: Macedonia; Type locality: “Skopje” soleri: Greece (Syrina island); Type locality: Syrina island, SE of Astropalia = Astypalaia) stubbei: Type locality: Insel Kufonisi bei Kreta syriacus: Turkey tinensis: Tinos, Naxos (Greece); Type locality: Tinos Island. Type locality: S Crimea; “Syros Island, Cyclades” [restricted by Mertens and Müller, 1928:24]
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: NMW Lectotype: BMW 10868, designated by SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1986:160]) Holotype: NMW 17 353/9, adult male [adelphiensis] Holotype: ZDEU (was SZE) 62/1980 [beutleri] Holotype: NMW, paratype: MTD [bolkarensis] Holotype: ZFMK 9956, adult male, paratypes: NMW [buchholzi] Holotype: ZDEU (was SZE) 80/1980 [karabagi] Holotype: SMF 8194 [lycaonicus] Holotype: ZSM 12/1972/1, male, “Monemvassia, SO-Peloponnes” [Greece], collected by U. Gruber & D. Fuchs, 01.04.1972 [bibroni] Holotype: ZDEU 166/1977; paratypes: ZDEU (6), ZSM 220/1975, juvenile male, “S. Türkei, Side”, collected by K. Warnke, 04.1972 (jar label); ZSM 6/1981/1-2, 2 juveniles, “südl. Uzuncaburç bei Silifke”, 800 m, collected by J. J. & J. F. Schmidtler, 03.04.1974 (jar label); ZSM 7/1981, juvenile “Gazipasa”, collected by Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 05.04. 1976 (jar label); ZSM 8/1981, female, “Abzweigung Kirobasi-Uzuncaburç bei Silifke”, 900 m a.s.l., collected by Schmidtler & Schmidtler, 18.04.1975 (jar label) [ciliciensis] Syntypes: ZISP 9103, ZISP 9105 [colchicus] Lectotype: NMW = NHMW 17329; paralectotype: NMP P6V-005291, unsexed specimen, collected by Rolle in 1895 on the island of Cyprus; exact locality unknown [fitzingeri] Holotype: ZSM 153/1972/1, male, “Inselchen Strongylo zwischen Gioura und Pelagonisi (= Kyra Panagia, Nördliche Sporaden, Griechenland)”, collected by U. Gruber & D. Fuchs, 11.05.1972.Paratypes: ZSM 153/1972/2-3, 2 females, same data as holotype [fuchsi] Holotype: NMP P6V-005285, unsexed specimen, collected by Otakar Štěpánek on 16 May 1938 on the island of Gaudos, Greece; ca. 34.83°N, 24.08°E; paratypes: NMP P6V-005286–005287 and 005288/1-11, collected by Otakar Štěpánek on 15–20 May 1938 in the island of Gaudos, Greece; ca. 34.83333/24.08333 [kalypsae] Holotype: unlocated (fide De Lisle et al. 2013: 165) [maculatus] Holotype: ZDEU (was SZE) 268/1977 [ponticus] Neotype: ZFMK 24327, designated by BEUTLER & GRUBER, 1977; original Holotype ZSM (SLM) 2430 (lost), male, “Plovdiv, Süd-Bulgarien”, collected by F. Fuß, 05.1932. Paratypes (according to the card index): ZSM (SLM) 2489 (lost), 9 specimens, same data as holotype; ZSM (SLM) 2435 (lost), 17 specimens (only 15 mentioned in the original description), “Plovdiv (Burnardschik Tepe)”, collected by L. Müller, 06.1933 [rumelicus] Lectotype: NMW 17346 (m.) [saronicus] Holotype: ZSM 139/1972/1 (erroneously given as ZSM 139/1972/2 in the original description), male, “Insel Valaxa, westlich Skyros (Nördliche Sporaden, Griechenland)” [Greece], collected by U. Gruber & D. Fuchs, 08.05.1972. Paratypes: ZSM 139/1972/2-3, 1 male, 1 subadult female, same data as holotype; other paratypes in ZFMK [schultzewestrumi] Syntypes: unlocated, was MMNHS, not found fide De Lisle et al. 2013: 166) [skopjensis] Lectotype: NMW 17348 (m.) [solerii] Lectotype: NMW 17360 (m.) [stepaneki] Lectotype: NMW 17365 (w.) [syriacus] Holotype: ZSM 27/1975, male, “Tinos (Nordkykladen)” [Greece], collected by A. Beutler & E. Frör, 08.-11.10.1974. Paratypes: All from “Tinos” [Greece]: ZSM 58/ 1975/1-7, 3 females, 4 juveniles, collected by Beutler & Frör, 29.09. and 08.-11.10.1974; ZSM 398/1976/1- 54, 28 adults, 26 juveniles, collected by Beutler, 03.-09.03. and 13.-14.03.1976; ZSM 412/1976/1-13, 11 adults, 2 juveniles, collected by Beutler, 27.-29.09. and 11.-13.10.1976; ZSM 98/1980/1-26, 16 adults, 10 juveniles, collected by Beutler & Frör, 21.-27.05.1977; ZSM 52/1975/1-23, 6 males, 14 females, 3 juveniles, collected by Beutler, 29.05.-05.06.1975, ZFMK, ZMB [tinensis] Lectotype: NMW 17368 (m.) [unicolor] Lectotype: NMW = NHMW 17370, 3 paralectotypes also in NHMW (Tiedemann et al. 1994: 32); paralectotypes: NMP P6V-005299, 0035191–0035194, five unsexed specimens, collected by Otakar Štěpánek in 1936 on the island of Micronisi in the bay of Hagios Nikolaos, eastern Crete, Greece; ca. 35.20°N, 25.73°E [wettsteini]
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Comment	Synonymy mostly after RÖSLER 2000. Another synonym might be Cyrtopodion heterocercus mardinensis. Haas (1951) considered Gymnodactylus geckoides SPIX as a synonym of C. kotschyi. KOTSAKIOZI et al. 2018 synonymized bibroni with nominate kotschyi. Behavior: semidiurnal Habitat: mainly stony, dry habitats with scrub vegetation, usually found on the ground among stones and on dry-stone walls (Beutler,1981). Subspecies after KUGE 1993 and RÖSLER 2000. Beutler (1981) classified subspecies into four groups: (a) kotschyi-group,which includes subspecies from mainland Greece, Italy, Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Cyclades islands,northern Sporades islands, Ionian islands, Kythira,and Antikythira, (b) danilewskii -group,which includes all the Asiatic subspecies, along with C. k. W tzingeri of Cyprus, (c) bartoni -group,which includes C. k. bartoni from Crete and C. k.wettsteini from the islets around Crete, and (d) oertzeni-group, which includes C. k. oertzeni from Kasos, Karpathos and their neighboring islets, C. k. stepaneki and C. k. adelphiensis from the islets between Astypalaia and Karpathos, and C.k.kalypsae from Gavdos island. Mediodactylus kotschyi bartoni, M. k. danilewskii, M. k. oertzeni, and M. k. orientalis have been elevated to full species status by KOTSAKIOZI et al. 2018. In general, the placement of the taxonomic classification of the populations on the phylogenetic tree shows that taxonomic classification at the subspecies level is not in very good agreement with the molecular phylogeny derived by KASAPIDIS et al. 2005. Type species: Gymnodactylus kotschyi STEINDACHNER 1870 is the type species of the genus Mediodactylus SZCZERBAK & GOLUBEV 1977. Distribution: Since several subspecies have been split off from kotschyi, it’s range has been restricted substantially, see map in KOTSAKIOZI et al. 2018: Fig. 4. Listed as questionable/possible for Jordan by DISI et al. 2001, but not there, neither in Israel where it is replaced by M. orientalis.
Etymology	Named after Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy (April 15, 1813 to June 11, 1866), Austrian botanist. Kotschy was born in Austrian Silesia (today Southern Poland), as son of KARL FRIEDRICH KOTSCHY (1789-1856), also a botanist. For a biography see Jablonski 2016. Mediodactylus is masculine in gender (Bauer 2019).
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