Gehyra kimberleyi
Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella or the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.
| Gehyra kimberleyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. kimberleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[3]
Geographic range
G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.[2]
References
- Oliver P, Doughty P (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102794726A102794785. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en. Downloaded on 18 May 2018.
- Gehyra kimberleyi 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. (Gehyra kimberleyi, p. 141).
Further reading
- Börner, Achim-Rüdiger; Schüttler, Brigette I. (1983). "An additional note on the Australian geckos of the genus Gehyra ". Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 12: 1–4. (Gehyra kimberleyi, new species).
- Oliver, Paul M.; Bourke, Gayleen; Pratt, Renae C.; Doughty, Paul; Moritz, Craig (2016). "Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species". Zootaxa 4107 (1): 049–064.
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