Gehyra kimberleyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. kimberleyi
Binomial name
Gehyra kimberleyi
Börner & Schüttler, 1983
Synonyms[2]
  • Gehyra kimberleyi
    Börner & Schüttler, 1983
  • Dactyloperus kimberleyi
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Gehyra kimberleyi
    — Kluge, 1993

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. ^ 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. ^ a b c d Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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).

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