Grossmann's gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. grossmanni
Binomial name
Gekko grossmanni
Synonyms[2]
  • Gekko grossmanni
    R. Günther, 1994
  • Gekko (Sundagekko) grossmanni
    — Wood et al., 2019
  • Gekko (Lomatodactylus) grossmanni
    – Wood et al., 2020

Grossmann's gecko (Gekko grossmanni), also known commonly as the marbled gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grossmanni, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Grossmann.[3]

Geographic range

G. grossmanni is found in Khánh Hòa Province, southern Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. grossmanni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).[1]

Reproduction

G. grossmanni is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

G. grossmanni is a member of the G. petricolus species group.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Gekko grossmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178613A112331071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178613A112331071.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gekko grossmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ 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. (Gekko grossmanni, p. 109).

Further reading

  • Günther R (1994). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Gekko (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) aus dem Süden Vietnams ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 233 (1-2): 57-67. (Gekko grossmanni, new species). (in German).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gekko grossmanni, p. 81). (in German).


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