Biology:Rasmussen's gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
Rasmussen's gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Urocotyledon |
Species: | U. rasmusseni
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Binomial name | |
Urocotyledon rasmusseni |
Rasmussen's gecko (Urocotyledon rasmusseni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, rasmusseni, is in honor of Danish herpetologist Jens Bødtker Rasmussen.[2]
Reproduction
U. rasmusseni is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Urocotyledon rasmusseni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 January 2019.
- ↑ 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. (Urocotyledon rasmusseni, p. 217).
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Menegon M (2006). "A new species of prehensile-tailed gecko, Urocotyledon (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania". African Journal of Herpetology 55: 13–22. (Urocotyledon rasmusseni, new species).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN:978-1472935618. (Urocotyledon rasmusseni, p. 126).
Wikidata ☰ Q1909730 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasmussen's gecko.
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