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Gehyra fehlmanni

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Gehyra fehlmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. fehlmanni
Binomial name
Gehyra fehlmanni
(Taylor, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Peropus fehlmanni
    Taylor, 1962
  • Gehyra fehlmanni
    Kluge, 1993

Gehyra fehlmanni, also known commonly as Fehlmann's dtella or Fehlmann's four-clawed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

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The specific name, fehlmanni, is in honor of American ichthyologist Hermann Adair Fehlmann.[2][3]

Geographic range

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G. fehlmanni is found in Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of G. fehlmanni are forest and rocky areas.[1]

Description

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Not a large gecko, G. fehlmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length of 4 cm (1.6 in), and a total length (including tail) of about 7 cm (2.8 in).[4]

Behavior

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G. fehlmanni is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Reproduction

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G. fehlmanni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sumontha M, Neang T, Stuart B (2018). "Gehyra fehlmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102794603A102794613.en. Downloaded on 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Gehyra fehlmanni 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 fehlmanni, p. 88).
  4. ^ Taylor EH (1962).

Further reading

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