Biology:Gehyra kimberleyi

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Short description: Species of lizard

Gehyra kimberleyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. kimberleyi
Binomial name
Gehyra kimberleyi
Börner & Schüttler, 1983
Synonyms[2]
  • Gehyra kimberleyi
    Börner & Schüttler, 1983
  • Dactyloperus kimberleyi
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Gehyra kimberleyi
    Kluge, 1993

Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella or the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[3]

Geographic range

G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria).[2]

Reproduction

G. kimberleyi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Oliver, P.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102794726A102794785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/102794726/102794785. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gehyra kimberleyi, p. 141).

Further reading

  • Börner, Achim-Rüdiger; Schüttler, Brigette I. (1983). "An additional note on the Australian geckos of the genus Gehyra ". Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 12: 1–4. (Gehyra kimberleyi, new species).
  • Oliver, Paul M.; Bourke, Gayleen; Pratt, Renae C.; Doughty, Paul; Moritz, Craig (2016). "Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species". Zootaxa 4107 (1): 049–064.

Wikidata ☰ Q3100129 entry