Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Chordata (708)
Class Reptilia (56)
Order Squamata (53)
Family Gekkonidae (1)
Genus Tenuidactylus (1)
Species Tenuidactylus caspius
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Tenuidactylus caspius ✓
Caspian bent-toed gecko, კასპიური გეკონი
Name According To: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/; www.biodiversity-georgia.net
Species: caspius
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Eichwald, 1831
Vernacular Name: Caspian bent-toed gecko
Georgian Name: კასპიური გეკონი
GBD Remarks:
The only viable population of the species is found in the Tbilisi City with surroundings. It is thought to introduced undesperately from the eastern Azerbaijan in XIX or XX century. In recent years, occasionally recorded in other cities of East Georgia, e.g. in Telavi.
Page Authors: David Tarkhnishvili ,
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Tarkhnishvili, D., A. Kandaurov & A. Bukhnikashvili, 2002. Declines of amphibians and reptiles in Georgia during the 20th century: virtual vs. actual problems. Zeitschrift fur Feldherpetologie 9: 89-107.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 5 occurrences of Tenuidactylus caspius
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 7797 | Tbilisi | 41.711038 | 44.826192 | ||
| 7798 | Rustavi | 41.519801 | 45.040925 | ||
| 7799 | Kachreti | 41.652782 | 45.680746 | ||
| 7800 | Gori | 41.982598 | 44.108176 | ||
| 7801 | Telavi | 41.91787 | 45.479064 |
Information from GBIF about Tenuidactylus caspius
GBIF scientific name: Tenuidactylus caspius (Eichwald, 1831)
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: N/A
IUCN Red List Status: LC
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: N/A
Trend: Stable
EOO: <5000
AOO: <500
Native/Introduced: Native
Comment: ინტროდუცირებული სახეობაა, არ ექვემდებარება შეფასებას
Georgian Name: კასპიური გეკონი
English Name: Caspian bent-toed gecko
Taxonomy according to: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/; www.biodiversity-georgia.net
References: Muskhelishvili, 1970; Tarkhnishvili et al., 2002
Evaluated By: Tarkhnishvili D., Iankoshvili G.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
