Gehyra_kimberleyi

<i>Gehyra kimberleyi</i>

Gehyra kimberleyi

Species of lizard

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Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella or the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[3]

Geographic range

G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria).[2]

Reproduction

G. kimberleyi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Oliver, P.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102794726A102794785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. [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. (Gehyra kimberleyi, p. 141).

Further reading

  • Börner, Achim-Rüdiger; Schüttler, Brigette I. (1983). "An additional note on the Australian geckos of the genus Gehyra ". Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 12: 1–4. (Gehyra kimberleyi, new species).
  • Oliver, Paul M.; Bourke, Gayleen; Pratt, Renae C.; Doughty, Paul; Moritz, Craig (2016). "Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species". Zootaxa 4107 (1): 049–064.


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