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Scientific Name Glyptosternon oschanini  (Herzenstein, 1889)
Common Name
Type Locality Upper Amu-Darya River (country uncertain), upper Syr-Darya River basin (Ugam River, Tashkent), Uzbekistan.
Synonym(s) Exostoma gracile, Exostoma oschanini
Pronunciation Gleep toe stir nawn
Etymology The generic name comes from the Greek glyptos, meaning carved, and sternon, meaning breast, in reference to the folds of skin comprising the thoracic adhesive apparatus. 
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Distribution
Aral Sea, Amu Darya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Aral Sea, Syr Darya (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mélanges Biologiques, tirés du Bulletin physico-mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 13, pp 70 [120].
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Last Update 2018 Jan 01 11:45 (species record created: 2018 Jan 01 08:49)