Biology:Gekko ernstkelleri

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Gekko ernstkelleri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. ernstkelleri
Binomial name
Gekko ernstkelleri
Rösler, Siler, R. Brown, Demegillo & Gaulke, 2006
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Gekko ernstkelleri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines .

Etymology

The specific name, ernstkelleri, is in honor of Ernst Keller, who is a German supporter of gecko conservation.[2]

Geographic range

G. ernstkelleri is found on the northwest peninsula of the island of Panay in the Philippines.[3][4]

Description

The total length (including tail) of G. ernstkelleri can exceed 20 cm (7.9 in).[4]

Habitat

G. ernstkelleri lives in caves and near limestone outcrops in forested areas, as well as in disturbed areas near forests, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft). It is locally common within its small range.[3]

References

  1. Gaulke, M.; Demegillo, A.; Diesmos, A.C.; Brown, R. (2022). "Gekko ernstkelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169836A181173680. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169836/181173680. Retrieved 26 April 2023. 
  2. 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. (Gekko ernstkelleri, p. 85).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Diesmos, A.; Gaulke, M.; Demegillo, A.; Brown, R. (2009). "Gekko ernstkelleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169836A6680355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169836A6680355.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169836/6680355. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gekko ernstkelleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2016.

Further reading

  • Rösler H, Siler CD, Brown RM, Demegillo AD, Gaulke M (2006). "Gekko ernstkelleri sp. n. – a new gekkonid lizard from Panay Island Philippines". Salamandra 42 (4): 197–211.


Wikidata ☰ Q5086323 entry