Biology:Gekko horsfieldii
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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. horsfieldii
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| Gekko horsfieldii (Gray, 1827)
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Gekko horsfieldii, also known commonly as Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's gliding gecko, and Horsfield's parachute gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, horsfieldii, is in honor of American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.[2]
Geographic range
G. horsfieldii is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sarawak, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. horsfieldii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[3]
Description
G. horsfieldii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[4]
Diet
G. horsfieldii preys upon small insects.[4]
Reproduction
G. horsfieldii is oviparous.[1] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Each egg measures 13.7 by 11.9 mm (0.54 by 0.47 in).[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gekko horsfieldii 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. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 126).
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 18 November 2021 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Das I (2006). Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN:0-88359-061-1. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 104).
Further reading
- Gray JE (1827). "A Synopsis of the Genera of Saurian Reptiles in which some new Genera are indicated, and others reviewed by actual Examination". Philosophical Magazine, New Series, London 2: 54–58. (Pteropleura horsfieldii, new species, p. 56).
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 107). (in German).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 119).
Wikidata ☰ Q5078173 entry
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