Biology:Paragehyra gabriellae
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Short description: Species of lizard
Paragehyra gabriellae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Paragehyra |
Species: | P. gabriellae
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Binomial name | |
Paragehyra gabriellae Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994
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Paragehyra gabriellae is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, gabriellae, is in honor of Malagasy herpetologist Gabriellà Raharimanana.[2]
Geographic range
P. gabriellae is found in southern Madagascar in the vicinity of the cities Tôlanaro and Toliara.[1]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of P. gabriellae is forest at altitudes of 120–240 m (390–790 ft).[3]
Reproduction
P. gabriellae is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paragehyra gabriellae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 96). - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN:978-3929449-01-3. (Paragehra gabriellae, p. 277).
- Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ (1994). "The genus Paragehyra (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Madagascar". Journal of Zoology 232 (1): 37–59. (Paragehyra gabriellae, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 100). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q5083289 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragehyra gabriellae.
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