Lanyu scaly-toed gecko
The Lanyu scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus yami) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island (=Chinese: 蘭嶼; pinyin: Lán Yǔ), Taiwan.[1]
| Lanyu scaly-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. yami |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus yami Ota, 1987 | |
Etymology
The specific name, yami, is in honor of the Yami people, who is the indigenous group to Orchid Island.[2]
Reproduction
L. yami is oviparous.[1] It gives birth to a specific number of two attached eggs each time during reproduction.[3]
References
- Lepidodactylus yami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus yami, p. 292).
- "雅美鱗趾蝎虎, by Biodiversity Database of Taiwan". Biodiversity Database of National Parks of Taiwan. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
Further reading
- Ota H (1987). "A New Species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) from Lanyu Island, Taiwan". Copeia 1987 (1): 164–169. (Lepidodactylus yami, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus yami, p. 91). (in German).
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