Aaron Bauer's house gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Hemidactylus |
Species: | H. aaronbaueri |
Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008 | |
Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[3]
Description
Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194103A2299026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194103A2299026.en. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (15 September 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Giri, VB (2008). "A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from Maharashtra, India". Hamadryad. 32: 25–33. (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, new species).
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