Biology:Lepidodactylus herrei
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Short description: Species of lizard
Lepidodactylus herrei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
Species: | L. herrei
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Binomial name | |
Lepidodactylus herrei Taylor, 1923
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Lepidodactylus herrei, known commonly as the Negros scaly-toed gecko or the white-lined smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines .[2]
Etymology
The specific name, herrei, is in honor of American ichthyologist Albert William Herre.[3]
Geographic range
In the Philippines L. herrei is found on the islands of Cebu and Negros.[2]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Including the nominotypical subspecies, there are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Lepidodactylus herrei herrei Taylor, 1923
- Lepidodactylus herrei medianus W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1978
References
- ↑ Diesmos, A.; Gonzalez, J.C. (2009). "Lepidodactylus herrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169847A6681747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169847A6681747.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169847/6681747. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lepidodactylus herrei 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. (Lepidodactylus herrei, p. 122).
Further reading
- Brown WC, Alcala AC (1978). Philippine Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae. Dumaguete City, Philippines: Silliman University. vii + 146 pp. (Lepidodactylus herrei medianus, new subspecies, p. 91).
- Taylor EH (1923). "Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, III". Philippine J. Sci. 22: 515-557 + Plates I-III. (Lepidodactylus herrei, new species, pp. 529–531).
Wikidata ☰ Q5076269 entry
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