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]

Reproduction

D. klugei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 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).
  2. "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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