Siamese green-eyed gecko

Siamese green-eyed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Gekko
Species: G. siamensis
Binomial name
Gekko siamensis
Grossmann & Ulber, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Gekko taylori Ota & Nabhitabhata, 1991[2]

The Siamese green-eyed gecko (Gekko siamensis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Thailand.[1]

Etymology

The specific name siamensis refers to the type locality. The specific name of the now-synonymized Gekko taylori honors Edward Harrison Taylor, an American herpetologist.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gekko siamensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Ota, Hidetoshi; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin (1991). "A new species of Gekko (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from Thailand". Copeia. 1991 (2): 503–509. JSTOR 1446598.
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