Diplodactylus klugei
Diplodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
| Diplodactylus klugei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Diplodactylus |
| Species: | D. klugei |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplodactylus klugei Aplin & Adams, 1998 | |
Etymology
The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge.[1]
Geographic range
D. klugei is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
References
- 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. (Diplodactylus klugei, p. 143).
- "Diplodactylus klugei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
Further reading
- Aplin KP, Adams M (1998). "Morphological and genetic discrimination of new species and subspecies of gekkonid and scincid lizards (Squamata: Lacertilia) from the Carnarvon Basin region of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 81: 201–223. (Diplodactylus klugei, new species).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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