Lepidodactylus tepukapili
Lepidodactylus tepukapili | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
Species: | L. tepukapili
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Binomial name | |
Lepidodactylus tepukapili
, 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lepidodactylus tepukapili at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lepidodactylus tepukapili. Reptile Database. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Lepidodactylus
- Endemic fauna of Tuvalu
- Reptiles of Oceania
- Reptiles described in 2003
- Gecko stubs