Lepidodactylus herrei

Lepidodactylus herrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Lepidodactylus
Species: L. herrei
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus herrei
Taylor, 1923

Lepidodactylus herrei, known commonly as the Negros scaly-toed gecko or the white-lined smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, herrei, is in honor of American ichthyologist Albert William Herre.[3]

Geographic range

In the Philippines L. herrei is found on the islands of Cebu and Negros.[2]

Reproduction

L. herrei is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Including the nominotypical subspecies, there are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Diesmos A, Gonzalez JC (2009). "Lepidodactylus herrei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169847A6681747. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169847A6681747.en. Downloaded on 25 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lepidodactylus herrei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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. (Lepidodactylus herrei, p. 122).

Further reading

  • Brown WC, Alcala AC (1978). Philippine Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae. Dumaguete City, Philippines: Silliman University. vii + 146 pp. (Lepidodactylus herrei medianus, new subspecies, p. 91).
  • Taylor EH (1923). "Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, III". Philippine J. Sci. 22: 515-557 + Plates I-III. (Lepidodactylus herrei, new species, pp. 529-531).


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