Hemidactylus brookii

Hemidactylus brookii

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: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus brookii

Name

Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845: 153

• Lectotype: BMNH 1947.3.6.47 (formerly BM RR1934.9.1.49[.21.a]), adult ♂, presented by Sir Edward Belcher. [designated by Mahony (2011: 46)]
• Type locality: “Borneo” and “Australia”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Borneo” by Mahony (2011: 46).
• Paralectotype: BMNH 1947.3.6.48 (formerly BM RR1934.9.1.50[.21.b]), adult ♂, from “Australia” in error presumably from Borneo, presented by the Earl of Derby.

Synonyms

• Hemidactylus luzonensis Taylor, 1915: 93
  • Holotype: BSMP 1774, ♀. [destroyed during World War II]
  • Type locality: “Manilla, Philippine Islands”.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. 1915. New species of Philippine lizards. Philippine Journal of Science 10(2): 89–109. BHL Reference page. 
• Mahony, S. 2011. Taxonomic revision of Hemidactylus brookii Gray: a re-examination of the type series and some Asian synonyms, and a discussion of the obscure species Hemidactylus subtriedrus Jerdon (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 3042: 37–67. Preview

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hemidactylus brookii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 August 2022.
• Bowles, P., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Giri, V., Roy, A.D., Murthy, B.H.C.K., Agarwal, I., Molur, S., Sondhi, S., Pal, S. & Yang, J. 2019. IUCN: Hemidactylus brookii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T172703A1370220. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T172703A1370220.en. Accessed on 24 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Brooke's House Gecko

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