Abstract
A new thin-toed gecko, Cyrtopodion baigii is described from the Chilas area in the Chilas Arc Complex of northern Pakistan. The major diagnostic characters of the new species include the presence of two precloacal pores in males, absence of femoral pores, 30–32 rows of ventral scales across midbody and 125–132 scales along ventral midline of body. The species is a montane form, distributed in the rocky areas along the Indus River at elevations of 1100–1200 m. It is the first member of the genus Cyrtopodion to be reported from the Himalayan and Karakoram range systems in Pakistan.References
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