Gekko smithii

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Gekko smithii
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in hunter's cage
from Upper Seruyan, Central Kalimantan
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. smithii
Binomial name
Gekko smithii
Gray, 1842
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Synonyms [2]

Gekko smithii, commonly known as Smith's green-eyed gecko or the large forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to mainland Southeast Asia northeastern Africa and Indonesia.

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Description

G. smithii is one of the biggest geckos, reaching a total length (including tail) of 35 cm (14 in)[ citation needed ] with a SVL of 19 cm (7.5 in) [2] [3]

Etymology

The specific name, smithii, is in honor of Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith (1797–1872), who was the founder of the South African Museum. [4]

Similar species

Species of similar appearance include Gekko taylori and Gekko gecko , as well as Gekko verreauxii (from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) and Gekko siamensis (from central Thailand).[ citation needed ]

Geographic range

G. smithii is found in southern Thailand (Satun, Narathiwatk Pattani), Singapore, western Malaysia (Pulau Pinang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Pulau Tioman), Myanmar (Burma), India (Nicobar Islands), and Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Pulau Nias, Java). [2]

The type locality is "Prince of Wales' Island" (= Pulau Pinang, West Malaysia). [5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. smithii is forest. [1]

Diet

G. smithii preys on insects, especially grasshoppers. [6]

Reproduction

The sexually mature female G. smithii lays a clutch of two eggs. The eggs are almost spherical, the average egg measuring 20 x 19 mm (0.79 x 0.75 in). [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Richman, N.; Böhm, M. (2010). "Gekko smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T178240A7504944. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178240A7504944.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gekko smithii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ "Large Forest Gecko - Gekko smithii / Gekko hulk". www.ecologyasia.com.
  4. ↑ 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. (Gekko smithii, p. 246).
  5. ↑ Gray, 1842.
  6. 1 2 Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN   0-88359-061-1. (Gekko smithii, p. 100).

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