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Turkmenistan (or Turkmenian) Eyelid Gecko
Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Turkmenistan eyelid gecko or Turkmenian eyelid gecko (Eublepharis turcmenicus) is a ground-dwelling lizard native to Turkmenistan and northern Iran. It inhabits rocky and stony foothills and slopes at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. It is oviparous, typically laying clutches of two eggs. Mainly insectivorous, it may also eat smaller vertebrates. Like many other lizards has the ability to shed its tail (autotomy).
Wikipedia contributors, Turkmenistan eyelid gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:23:17.353156+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977
- Name authority
- Darevsky, 1977
- Common name
- Turkmenistan (or Turkmenian) Eyelid Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Genus
- Eublepharis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyEublepharidae
- genusEublepharis
- speciesEublepharis turcmenicus Darevsky, 1977
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eublepharis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common Leopard GeckoEublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854) | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eublepharis fuscus Börner, 1974 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iranian fat-tailed geckoEublepharis angramainyu Anderson & Leviton, 1966 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eublepharis jhuma Mohapatra, Ray, Das, Satrusallya, Jena, Bhupathi, Das & Mahapatra, 2026 | EublepharidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyrtodactylus macularius Blyth, 1854 Blyth, 1854 | ambiguous synonym |
| Eublepharis turkmenicus Darevsky, 1978 Darevsky, 1978 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Eublepharis&species=turcmenicus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BNVC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.