Biology:Gehyra pulingka

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Short description: Species of lizard

Gehyra pulingka
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. pulingka
Binomial name
Gehyra pulingka
Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan, & Hutchinson, 2014

Gehyra pulingka (occasionally referred to as the rock-dwelling dtella, and more rarely the Umuwa spotted dtella[2]) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.[1][3][4][5] It occurs in north-west South Australia,[1][3][4][5] the mid Northern Territory,[6] and Western Australia to the eastern Rawlinson Ranges.[1][4][5] It is described as being generally dark-skinned with a pattern of light and dark markings over its body; however, light-skinned variants with similar patterns have been found.[5]

Etymology

The species name comes from the Pitjantjatjara language, from the words puli, meaning 'rock' or 'hill', and the suffix of ngka, meaning 'of', or 'pertaining to'.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18012620 entry