| Dwarf dtella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. minuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra minuta King, 1982 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The dwarf dtella (Gehyra minuta) is a species of gecko endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. [1]
The little stint is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minuta is Latin for "small.
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