Gehyra spheniscus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species: Gehyra spheniscus

Name

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  • Gehyra spheniscus Doughty, Palmer, Sistrom, Bauer & Donnellan, 2012
Holotype: WAM R171591* (male), collected on 25 January 2010 by C.A. Stevenson and R. Somaweera.
Type locality: Lower Monjon Rocks, Prince Regent River Nature Reserve (15.9775°S; 125.3678°E), Australia.
Etymology: The epithet spheniscus (Latinized Greek), meaning a small wedge refers to the triangle-shaped wedge of granules on the toe pads.

References

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  • Doughty, Paul;, Russell Palmer, Mark J. Sistrom, Aaron M. Bauer & Stephen C. Donnellan, 2012: Two new species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) geckos from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 27: 117–134. PDF.

Vernacular names

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English: Small Wedge-toed Gecko