NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Alsophylax emilia Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023
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.
Alsophylax emilia, a new species of lizard discovered in 2023 in Uzbekistan and described in the article Nazarov, R.A.; Abduraupov, T.V.; Shepelya, E.Y.; Gritsina, M.A.; Melnikov, D.A.; Buehler, M.D.; Lapin, J.D.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Grismer, J.L. The Fergana Valley Is an Isolate of Biodiversity: A Discussion of the Endemic Herpetofauna and Description of Two New Species of Alsophylax (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Uzbekistan. Animals 2023, 13, 2516. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152516
NAZAROV, ABDURAUPOV, SHEPELYA, GRITSINA, MELNIKOV, BUEHLER, LAPIN, POYARKOV & GRISMER, 2023 · CC BY 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Alsophylax emilia, commonly known as the Emilia’s even-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae, described in 2023 from northwestern Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan. It belongs to the genus Alsophylax, commonly referred to as even-fingered geckos. This species is part of a clade closely related to A. pipiens, A. laevis, and A. ferganensis, but differs from them by several distinctive morphological features. The species is known from a limited number of localities and is currently considered a narrow-range endemic of Uzbekistan.
Wikipedia contributors, Alsophylax emilia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:16:33.629491+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alsophylax emilia Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023
- Name authority
- Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Alsophylax
- 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
- familyGekkonidae
- genusAlsophylax
- speciesAlsophylax emilia Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer, 2023
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alsophylax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Even-fingered GeckoAlsophylax laevis Nikolsky, 1907 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kaspischer Even-fingered GeckoAlsophylax pipiens (Pallas, 1827) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tadjik Pygmy geckoAlsophylax tadjikiensis Golubev, 1979 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Alsophylax&species=emilia 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.
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:C63ZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.