Biology:Canh's gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Canh'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: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. canhi
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| Gekko canhi Rösler, T.Q. Nguyen, K.V. Doan, Ho,
T.T. Nguyen & Ziegler, 2010 | |
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Canh's gecko (Gekko canhi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, canhi, is in honor of Vietnamese ecologist Le Xuan Canh.[1][2]
Geographic range
G. canhi is found in Lang Son Province and Lao Cai Province, in northern Vietnam.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. canhi is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,500 m (660–4,920 ft).[3]
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, the snout-to-vent length of an adult G. canhi does not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gekko canhi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins M; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Maryland. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko canhi, p. 46).
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Further reading
- Rösler H, Nguyen TQ, Doan KV, Ho CT, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T (2010). "A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with remarks on G. japonicus (Schlegel)". Zootaxa 2329: 56–68. (Gekko canhi, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3100208 entry
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