Gekko popaense

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Gekko popaense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. popaense
Binomial name
Gekko popaense
Grismer, Wood, Thura, Grismer, Brown, & Stuart, 2018
Synonyms
  • Ptychozoon popaense

The Mt. Popa parachute gecko (Gekko popaense) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Myanmar. [1]

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