Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko
| Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. stejnegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus stejnegeri Ota & Hikida, 1989 | |
Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko[1] or Stejneger's leaftoed gecko (Hemidactylus stejnegeri) is a species of gecko. It is found in Taiwan and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, the Philippines). The specific name stejnegeri honours Leonhard Hess Stejneger, a Norwegian-American herpetologist. It is a triploid, parthenogenetic species.[2]
References
- ↑ Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-08-045920-2.
- ↑ Hemidactylus stejnegeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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