Biology:Crombie's wall gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. crombiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola crombiei Díaz & Hedges, 2008
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Crombie's wall gecko (Tarentola crombiei), also known commonly as the Oriente tuberculate gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, crombiei, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Ian Crombie.[2]
Geographic range
T. crombiei is found along the southeastern coast of Cuba in Granma Province, Guantánamo Province, and Santiago de Cuba Province.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. crombiei is dry forest.[3]
Description
T. crombiei is small for its genus, with a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57.8 mm (2.28 in).[1]
Diet
T. crombiei preys upon insects.[3]
Reproduction
T. crombiei is oviparous.[3][1] Clutch size is only one egg, which is fusiform and nonadhesive.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tarentola crombiei 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. (Tarentola crombiei, p. 62).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Díaz LM, Hedges SB (2008). "A new gecko of the genus Tarentola (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Cuba". Zootaxa 1743: 53–61. (Tarentola crombiei, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q11838803 entry
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