Lichtenfelder's gecko

Lichtenfelder's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Eublepharinae
Genus: Goniurosaurus
Species: G. lichtenfelderi
Binomial name
Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
(Mocquard, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eublepharis lichtenfelderi Mocquard, 1897
  • Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
    Börner, 1981
  • Goniurosaurus murphyi Orlov & Darevsky, 1999
  • Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi
    — Seufer et al., 2005[2]

Lichtenfelder's gecko, Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in southern China (including Hainan) and Vietnam.[2][3]

Etymology

The specific name, lichtenfelderi, is in honor of engineer Charles Lichtenfelder, who collected the type specimen.[4]

Description

Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi is basically purple in colour. It is crossbanded by five thick yellow stripes, which are edged on either side by black bands of equal width. This pattern is the same along its tail, with the yellow changing to white in the central bands. The top of the head of this gecko is brown. The body shape of this species is very similar to that of the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius.[5]

References

  1. "Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi (Mocquard, 1897)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. 1 2 Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 October 2014.
  3. Geckolist.com (Viewed on February 12, 2010.)
  4. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi, p. 157).
  5. Cyberlizard.plus.com

Further reading

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