Biology:Hemitheconyx
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Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos.[1][2] Both species are found in Africa.[3][4] They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system[5].
Species
There are two recognized species in the genus Hemitheconyx:[1][2]
- Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (Duméril, 1851) – (African) fat-tailed gecko
- Hemitheconyx taylori Parker, 1930 – Taylor's fat-tail(ed) gecko
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hemitheconyx at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hemitheconyx Stejneger, 1893". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=818043.
- ↑ Penner, J.; Rödel , M.-O.; Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G. (2013). "Hemitheconyx caudicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203830A2771717.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203830/2771717. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Spawls, S. (2021). "Hemitheconyx taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T203831A2771724.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203831/2771724. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Bragg, Wendy; Fawcett, James (March 2000). "Nest-site selection in two eublepharid gecko species with temperature-dependent sex determination and one with genotypic sex determination". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (3): 319-332. doi:10.1006/bijl.1999.0359. https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article-abstract/69/3/319/2638624.
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