Goniurosaurus luii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Eublepharidae |
| Genus: | Goniurosaurus |
| Species: | G. luii
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniurosaurus luii Grismer, & , 1999
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Goniurosaurus luii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to China and Vietnam.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name, luii, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist .[2]
Description[]
Dorsally, G. luii is dark bluish brown, with widely spaced, narrow white crossbands on the head, body, and tail. The first white crossband begins at one corner of the mouth and continues around the back of the head to the other corner of the mouth.[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Species Goniurosaurus luii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Goniurosaurus luii, p. 162).
Further reading[]
- Grismer, L. Lee; Viets, Brian E.; Boyle, Lawrence J. (1999). "Two new continental species of Goniurosaurus (Squamata: Eublepharidae) with a phylogeny and evolutionary classification of the genus". Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 382-393. (Goniourosaurus luii, new species).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Goniurosaurus
- Reptiles of China
- Reptiles of Vietnam
- Reptiles described in 1999