Lepidodactylus tepukapili

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Lepidodactylus tepukapili
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Top view of Lepidodactylus tepukapili
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Bottom view of Lepidodactylus tepukapili
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species:
L. tepukapili
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus tepukapili
 [de], Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio, & Ludescher, 2003

Lepidodactylus tepukapili is a species of gecko, which is known as the Tuvalu forest gecko and is known in the Tuvaluan language as moko or pili.[1] It is the only recorded vertebrate that is endemic to Tuvalu.[2][3] It has been located on Fuagea (also called Fuakea) and on Tepuka.[2][4]

Lepidodactylus tepukapili's naming is based upon the Tuvaluan language words for "small lizard" and the island of Tepuka, where specimens were first discovered.[5]

As of 2020, the Tuvalu forest gecko has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Randy Thaman; Feagaiga Penivao; Faoliu Teakau; Semese Alefaio; Lamese Saamu; Moe Saitala; Mataio Tekinene & Mile Fonua (2017). "Report on the 2016 Funafuti Community-Based Ridge-To-Reef (R2R)" (PDF). Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of the Conservation Status of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) in Tuvalu. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b George R. Zug; Dick Watling; Tataua Alefaio; Semese Alefaio & Claudia Ludescher (2003). "A new gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Genus Lepidodactylus) from Tuvalu, South-central Pacific" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 38–46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ Lepidodactylus tepukapili at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. ^ "Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug, Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio & Ludescher" (PDF). polynesian diversity. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ Lepidodactylus tepukapili. Reptile Database. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Tuvalu Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Ministry of Public Works, Labour, Meteorology and Disaster. Government of Tuvalu. 2020. p. 79. Retrieved February 2, 2022.


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