Gekko vertebralis

Taxonavigation

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: Gekko
Species: Gekko vertebralis

Name

• Gekko vertebralis Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota, 2008

• Type locality: Kodakarajima Island of the Tokara Group, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
• Etymology: vertebralis refers to the mid-dorsal pattern of light interspaces between dark blotches, which look like a vertebral column.
• Holotype: KUZ R34204, adult male ♂, 5 July 1994, M. Toda

References

Primary references

• Toda, M.; Sengoku, S.; Hikida, T.; Ota, H. 2008: Description of two new species of the genus Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Tokara and Amami Island Groups in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Copeia, 2008(2): 452–466. DOI: 10.1643/CH-06-281

Additional references

• Shibaike, Y. et al. 2009. Chromosome Evolution in the Lizard Genus Gekko (Gekkonidae, Squamata, Reptilia) in the East Asian Islands. Cytogenet Genome Res 127: 182–190 doi:10.1159/000303334

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gekko vertebralis. The Reptile Database.
• IUCN: Gekko vertebralis  (Least Concern)