Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827)

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 486-487

Cyrtopodion scabrum (von Heyden, 1827:15, pl. 4, fig. 2)

1827 Stenodactylus scaber von Heyden, Reptilien. Pages (1–2) +. 1–24, pls. 1–6 in Rüppell, E., ed., [1826– 1828] Atlas zu Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Vol 1, Zoologie. H.L. Brönner, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,

(6) + vi + (2) + 78 pp., 30 pls.; (2) + 55 pp., 36 pls.; (2) + 24 pp., 6 pls.; 47 + (3) pp., 12 pls.; (2) + 141 + (3) pp., 35 pls.

LECTOTYPE.— SMF 8180 , from “aus der Gegend von Tor [= vicinity of Tor], an steinigen Orten [= in rocky areas]”, designated by Mertens (1967).

SYNONYM.— Gymnodactylus brevipes Blanford, 1874 (holotype ZSI 3465) from “Gedrosia (Baluchistán) [in north-western Pakistan]”. Synonymized with Cyrtopodion kachhensis (Stoliczka, 1872) by Szczerbak and Golubev (1986), who nonetheless mentioned that the holotype is intermediate between C. kachhensis and C. scabrum .

LOCALITIES.— Band-e-Kadjak, Kadjaki [Kandahar Prov., 1050 m] ( ZMK 2737 ) ; Bost, vic. Lashkargah [Helmand Prov., 1000 m] ( ZMK 2744–5 ) ; Dilaram ( ZMUC R-34127); Jalalabad [34°26′N, 70°25′E] ( CAS 115948 ) ; Kandahar [31°36′N, 65°47′E] ( CAS 115946–47 , FMNH 161226 , FMNH 161249 , FMNH 161251 ) ; Kandahar, 3 km SE (by Quetta Rd.) at junction with Kabul Rd. (3500 ft.) ( MVZ 236959–64 , 23672–74 ) ; Sharisafa , 60 km NE of Kandahar ( CAS 90767 ) ; Khost, 1200 m ( ZFMK 8669–70 ) [see pl. 6, fig. 3 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Sindaco and Jeremčenko (2008) also mapped a record from northwestern Afghanistan.