Gehyra pamela

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Gehyra pamela
Arnhemland Dtella (Gehyra pamela) (8691421109).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. pamela
Binomial name
Gehyra pamela
King, 1982
Synonyms [1]
  • Gehyra pamela
    King, 1982
  • Dactyloperus pamela
    Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Phyriadoria pamela
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Gehyra pamela
    Kluge, 1993

Gehyra pamela, also known commonly as the Arnhemland Watercourse dtella or the Arnhem Land spotted dtella, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, pamela, is in honor of Pamela King, who is the wife of taxon author Max King. [2]

Taxonomy

Gehyra pamela is part of the Gehyra australis species complex. [3]

Reproduction

G. pamela is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gehyra pamela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. 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. (Gehyra pamela, p. 200).
  3. King, Max (1984). "The Gehyra australis species complex (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia4 (2): 147-169.

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