Biology:Paragehyra gabriellae

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Short description: Species of lizard

Paragehyra gabriellae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Paragehyra
Species:
P. gabriellae
Binomial name
Paragehyra gabriellae
Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 1994

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paragehyra gabriellae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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. (Paragehyra gabriellae, p. 96).
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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).


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