Diplodactylus mitchelli

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Diplodactylus mitchelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. mitchelli
Binomial name
Diplodactylus mitchelli
Kluge, 1963

Diplodactylus mitchelli, sometimes called commonly the Pilbara stone gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Francis John Mitchell. [1]

Geographic range

D. mitchelli is found in the North West Cape and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. [2]

Reproduction

D. mitchelli 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 mitchelli, p. 179).
  2. 1 2 "Diplodactylus mitchelli ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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