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On the Composition of the Type Series of the Blanford’s Rock Gecko, Bunopus blanfordii Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva, K. D. Milto

Abstract


Composition of the type series of gecko Bunopus blanfordii Strauch, 1887 is clarified based on original description and type specimens stored in the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. We designate ZISP 18290 as a lectotype.

Keywords


Western Asia; composition of type series; Bunopus blanfordii; Gekkonidae

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2024-31-3-186-189

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