Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko
Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko[2] (Hemidactylus stejnegeri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
| Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. stejnegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus stejnegeri Ota & Hikida, 1989 | |
Etymology
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honour of Norwegian-American herpetologist Leonhard Stejneger.[3][4]
Geographic range
H. stejnegeri is found in the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of H. stejnegeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
H. stejnegeri is an oviparous, triploid, parthenogenetic species.[3]
References
- Diesmos AC, Rico EL, Nguyen TQ, Shang G (2019). "Hemidactylus stejnegeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T195299A2377357. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T195299A2377357.en. Downloaded on 15 June 2020.
- Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. London: Elsevier. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-08-045920-2.
- Hemidactylus stejnegeri 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. (Hemidactylus stejnegeri, p. 253).
Further reading
- Ota H, Hikida T (1989). "A New Triploid Hemidactylus (Gekkonidae: Sauria) from Taiwan, with Comments on Morphological and Karyological Variation in the H. garnotii-vietnamensis Complex". Journal of Herpetology 23 (1): 50–60. (Hemidactylus stejnegeri, new species).
- Nguyen SV, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemidactylus stejnegeri, p. 87). (in German).
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