Biology:Gehyra arnhemica

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Short description: Species of lizard

Gehyra arnhemica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. arnhemica
Binomial name
Gehyra arnhemica
Oliver, Prasetya, Tedeschi, Fenker, Ellis, Doughty, & Moritz, 2020

The East Arnhem land gehyra (Gehyra arnhemica) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Northern Territory in Australia.[1][2] The species was first described in 2020. The same paper which described Gehyra arnhemica also described five other species of Gehyra.[3]

Etymology

The name arnhemica is in reference to the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory, where Gehyra arnhemica is endemic to.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q94549543 entry