Biology:Aaron Bauer's house gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Aaron Bauer's house gecko
Aaron Bauer's House Gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. aaronbaueri
Binomial name
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri
Giri, 2008

Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[2]

Description

Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).[3]

Reproduction

H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011-09-15). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. 
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IUCN

Further reading

  • Giri, VB (2008). "A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from Maharashtra, India". Hamadryad 32: 25–33.  (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, new species).


Wikidata ☰ Q3130028 entry