NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Arabian desert gecko
Bunopus tuberculatus Blanford, 1874
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bunopus tuberculatus Blanford, 1874
- Name authority
- Blanford, 1874
- Common name
- Arabian desert gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Bunopus
- 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
- genusBunopus
- speciesBunopus tuberculatus Blanford, 1874
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bunopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thick-tailed tuberculated geckoBunopus crassicauda Nikolsky, 1907 | GekkonidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Alsophylax tuberculatus Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885 | synonym |
| Alsophylax blanfordii Parker, 1931 Parker, 1931 | synonym |
| Alsophylax tuberculata Procter, 1921 Procter, 1921 | synonym |
| Bunopus abudhabi Leviton & Anderson, 1967 Leviton & Anderson, 1967 | synonym |
| Stenodactylus lumsdeni Boulenger, 1887 Boulenger, 1887 | synonym |
| Bunopus biporus Werner, 1938 Werner, 1938 | synonym |
| Bunopus gabrielis | synonym |
| Bunopus blanfordii Strauch, 1887 Strauch, 1887 | ambiguous 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=Bunopus&species=tuberculatus 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:NVFN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.