Diplodactylus klugei

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Diplodactylus klugei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. klugei
Binomial name
Diplodactylus klugei
Aplin & Adams, 1998

Diplodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, klugei, is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge. [1]

Geographic range

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

Reproduction

D. klugei is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 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 klugei, p. 143).
  2. 1 2 "Diplodactylus klugei ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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