Grossmann's gecko

Grossmann's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Gekko
Species: G. grossmanni
Binomial name
Gekko grossmanni

Grossmann's gecko or the marbled gecko (Gekko grossmanni ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southern Vietnam.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grossmanni, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Grossmann.[3]

Geographic range

G. grossmanni is found in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam.[2]

Reproduction

G. grossmanni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bain RH (2010). "Gekko grossmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178613A7581244. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178613A7581244.en. Downloaded on 28 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Gekko grossmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
  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. (Gekko grossmanni', p. 109).

Further reading

  • Günther R (1994). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Gekko (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) aus dem Süden Vietnams ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 233 (1-2): 57-67. (Gekko grossmanni, new species). (in German).
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