Biology:Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species:
L. mutahi
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus mutahi
W. Brown & F. Parker, 1977
Lepidodactylus mutahi distribution.png

Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus mutahi ) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Bougainville Island.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, mutahi, refers to the Mutahi area in northeastern Bougainville Island.[2][3]

Description

Adults of L. mutahi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.7–5.6 centimetres (1.5–2.2 in).[2]

Reproduction

L. mutahi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Allison, A.; Harlow, P. (2013). "Lepidodactylus mutahi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178599A1539351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178599A1539351.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178599/1539351. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lepidodactylus mutahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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 mutahi, p. 185).

Further reading

  • Brown, Walter C.; Parker, Fred (1977). "Lizards of the Genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the Islands of the Pacific, with Descriptions of New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 41 (8): 253–265. (Lepidodactylus mutahi, new species, pp. 259–260).

Wikidata ☰ Q5081620 entry