Biology:Bauer's leaf-toed gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Bauer's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Dixonius |
| Species: | D. aaronbaueri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dixonius aaronbaueri | |
Bauer's leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer.[2][3]
Geographic range
D. aaronbaueri is found in southern Vietnam, in Binh Thuan Province and Ninh Thuan Province.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. aaronbaueri are forest and sand dunes, at altitudes from sea level to 5 m (16 ft), but it has also been found in plantations.[1]
Description
D. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of D. aaronbaueri has not been ascertained.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Dixonius aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T169689A110757863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169689A110757863.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169689/110757863. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dixonius aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, p. 19).
Further reading
- Geissler P, Krohn AR, Rennert D (2011). "Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927". Russian Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 317–324.
- Ngo VT, Ziegler T (2009). "A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution 85 (1): 117–125. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3032643 entry
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