Asaccus gallagheri

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Asaccus gallagheri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Asaccus
Species:
A. gallagheri
Binomial name
Asaccus gallagheri
(Arnold, 1972)
Synonyms [2]
  • Phyllodactylus gallagheri
    Arnold, 1972
  • Asaccus gallagheri
    Dixon & S. Anderson, 1973

Asaccus gallagheri, also known commonly as Gallagher's gecko or Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, gallagheri, is in honor of zoologist Michael Desmond Gallagher (born 1921). [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. gallagheri is rocky areas, at altitudes from sea level to 1,700 m (5,600 ft). [1]

Reproduction

A. gallagheri is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two eggs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Soorae, P.; Al Rasbi, K.J.M.; Els, J. (2012). "Asaccus gallagheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T199582A2604756. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199582A2604756.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Asaccus gallagheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 January 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Asaccus gallagheri, p. 97).

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