| Gehyra arnhemica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. arnhemica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra arnhemica Oliver, Prasetya, Tedeschi, Fenker, Ellis, Doughty, & Moritz, 2020 | |
The East Arnhem land gehyra (Gehyra arnhemica) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Northern Territory in Australia.[1][2] The species was first described in 2020. The same paper which described Gehyra arnhemica also described five other species of Gehyra.[3]
Etymology
The name arnhemica is in reference to the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory, where Gehyra arnhemica is endemic to.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gehyra arnhemica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Gehyra arnhemica". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ Paul M. Oliver; Audrey Miranda Prasetya; Leonardo G Tedeschi; Jessica Fenker; Ryan J Ellis; Paul Doughty; Craig Moritz (27 January 2020). "Crypsis and convergence: integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". PeerJ. 8: 1-56 [25]. doi:10.7717/PEERJ.7971. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6991128. PMID 32025362. Wikidata Q89559443.
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