Mingtao's gecko
Mingtao's gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Gekko |
Species: | G. taibaiensis
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Binomial name | |
Gekko taibaiensis , 1985
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Mingtao's gecko (Gekko taibaiensis) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.
Geographic range[]
G. taibaiensis is known only from Taibai County in Shaanxi Province, China.[1]
Habitat[]
The holotype, allotype, and 25 paratypes of G. taibaiensis were all collected at an altitude of 950 m (3,120 ft).[1][2]
Description[]
G. taibaiensis resembles G. japonicus and G. swinhonis. However, G. taibaiensis has fewer preanal pores, only 4–6, which are interruptedly arranged.[2]
Reproduction[]
G. taibaiensis is oviparous.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Gekko taibaiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b Song (1985).
Further reading[]
- Song Mingtao (1985). "A new species of Gekko from Shaanxi". Acta Herpetologica Sinica 4: 329–330. (Gekko taibaiensis, new species). (in Chineses and English).
Categories:
- Gekko
- Reptiles described in 1985
- Reptiles of China
- Gekko stubs