Biology:Treutler's gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Treutler's gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. treutleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony, 2009
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Treutler's gecko (Hemidactylus treutleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, treutleri, is in honor of German-born Irish herpetoculturist Uli Treutler (1951–2006).[3]
Geographic range
H. treutleri is found in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. treutleri are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 350–720 m (1,150–2,360 ft).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus treutleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194113A2300084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194113A2300084.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194113/2300084. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hemidactylus treutleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus treutleri, p. 268).
Further reading
- Mahony S (2009). "A New Species of Gecko of the Genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Andhra Pradesh, India". Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (1): 27–34. (Hemidactylus treutleri, new species).
- Narayana BL, Baburao G, Rao VV (2016). "Distribution of Treutler's Gecko (Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony, 2009) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, southern India – a general information". Reptile Rap, Newsletter of the South Asian Reptile Network (SARN) (18): 25–28.
- Narayana BL, Surender G, Rao VV (2014). "Hemidactylus treutleri from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India". Taprobanica 6 (1): 55.
- Sreekar R, Deodhar S, Kulkarni Y (2010). "Predation on Hemidactylus treutleri (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India". Herpetology Notes, Publication of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica 3: 33–35.
Wikidata ☰ Q3130144 entry
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