Biology:Canh's gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Canh's gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. canhi
Binomial name
Gekko canhi
Rösler, T.Q. Nguyen, K.V. Doan, Ho,
T.T. Nguyen & Ziegler, 2010
Synonyms[1]
  • Gekko canhi
    Rösler et al., 2010
  • Gekko canhi
    — Luu et al., 2014
  • Gekko (Japonigekko) canhi
    — Wood et al., 2019

Canh's gecko (Gekko canhi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, canhi, is in honor of Vietnamese ecologist Le Xuan Canh.[1][2]

Geographic range

G. canhi is found in Lang Son Province and Lao Cai Province, in northern Vietnam.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. canhi is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,500 m (660–4,920 ft).[3]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, the snout-to-vent length of an adult G. canhi does not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in).[1]

Reproduction

G. canhi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gekko canhi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins M; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Maryland. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko canhi, p. 46).
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Further reading

  • Rösler H, Nguyen TQ, Doan KV, Ho CT, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T (2010). "A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with remarks on G. japonicus (Schlegel)". Zootaxa 2329: 56–68. (Gekko canhi, new species).


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