Gehyra georgpotthasti

Gehyra georgpotthasti
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gehyra
Species:	G. georgpotthasti
Binomial name
	Gehyra georgpotthasti; Flecks, Schmitz, Böhme [de], Henkel & Ineich, 2012
	Gehyra georgpotthasti distribution

Gehyra georgpotthasti is a species of web-toed gecko, found on several Melanesian and Polynesian islands.^[2]

Description

A large, stoutly built gecko. The size from snout to vent is 112 millimetres (4.4 in), plus the tail length of 75 mm (3.0 in). It has a brown color with five dark brown saddle patches between forelimbs and base of tail. The ventral side is light brown with a yellow hue. Iris is brown. The color can vary by showing yellow, reddish and olive elements. The tail has five to six dark bands, which are especially distinct in juveniles and less distinct on adults. Males grow larger than females and have precloacal-femoral pores. Like most geckos, they are oviparous, i.e. reproduce by laying eggs.

The diet includes bananas which is unusual for Gehyras.

Some specimens show green-coloured muscle tissue when the skin is damaged.

The species was described in 2012, as distinct from G. vorax.^[3]

Distribution

It is found in Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), Vanuatu and French Polynesia.^[2]

Behaviour

The species is generally arboreal and nocturnal, occupying habitats in rainforest and along beaches. Often found on coconut trees.

References

^ Hamilton, A; Fisher, R. "Gehyra georgpotthasti". IUCN Redlist. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gehyra georgpotthasti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2020.
^ Flecks, M.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W.; Henkel, F. W.; Ineich, I. (2012). "A new species of Gehyra Gray, 1834 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu, and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Gehyra in Melanesia". Zoosystema. 34 (2): 203–221. doi:10.5252/z2012n2a1. S2CID 86404294.

[1] Hamilton, A; Fisher, R. "Gehyra georgpotthasti". IUCN Redlist. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[RDB-2] Gehyra georgpotthasti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 June 2020.

[3] Flecks, M.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W.; Henkel, F. W.; Ineich, I. (2012). "A new species of Gehyra Gray, 1834 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu, and phylogenetic relationships in the genus Gehyra in Melanesia". Zoosystema. 34 (2): 203–221. doi:10.5252/z2012n2a1. S2CID 86404294.

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