Ancylodactylus barbouri

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Ancylodactylus barbouri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ancylodactylus
Species:
A. barbouri
Binomial name
Ancylodactylus barbouri
Perret, 1986

Ancylodactylus barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.

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Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour. [2]

Geographic range

A. barbouri is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania. [3]

Reproduction

A. barbouri is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. Howell, K.; Beraduccii, J.; Ngalason, W. (2021). "Cnemaspis barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T44648012A45027743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44648012A45027743.en .
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cnemaspis barbouri, p. 16).
  3. 1 2 Species Ancylodactylus barbouri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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