Lepidodactylus listeri
| Lepidodactylus listeri | |
|---|---|
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| L. listeri, figures 2, 2a, 2b. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. listeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus listeri (Boulenger,1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
Lepidodactylus listeri, commonly known as Lister's gecko or the Christmas Island gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Christmas Island.[2] It is named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister.[3]
Description
Lister's gecko is a brown lizard growing to a snout-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). It has a broad, pale fawn/grey vertebral stripe which expands to cover the top of the head and matches the colour and pattern of the tail, and a whitish belly and body covered with small, smooth scales.[4]
Habitat
L. listeri is most abundant in primary rainforest on the plateau, but also occurs in disturbed secondary forest growth. It is absent from mined areas on the island.[5][6]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Brown WC, Parker F. (1977). Lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the islands of the Pacific, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Californian Academy of Sciences (4) 41 (8): 253-265.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus listeri, p. 159).
- ↑ Cogger HG. (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. 6th edition. Sydney, Australia: New Holland Books. 808 pp. ISBN 978-1876334338.
- ↑ Cogger HG, Sadlier RA. (2000). The terrestrial reptiles of Christmas Island - a reappraisal of their status. Sydney: Australian Museum.
- ↑ Cogger HG, Cameron EE, Sadlier RA, Eggler P. (1993). The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. (1889). On the Reptiles of Christmas Island. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1888: 534-536. (Gecko listeri, new species, p. 535).
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