Diplodactylus kenneallyi

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Diplodactylus kenneallyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. kenneallyi
Binomial name
Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Storr, 1988
Synonyms [2]
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Storr, 1988
  • Manwellisaurus kenneallyi
    Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Kluge, 1993

Diplodactylus kenneallyi, sometimes called commonly Kenneally's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, kenneallyi, is in honor of Australian botanist Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945). [3]

Geographic range

D. kenneallyi is found in the state of Western Australia. [2]

Reproduction

D. kenneallyi is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

D. kenneallyi belongs to the D. conspicillatus species group. [2]

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References

  1. Craig M (2017). "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673590A102673521.en. Accessed on 17 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  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. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, p. 139).

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