Hemiphyllodactylus harterti

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Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemiphyllodactylus
Species:
H. harterti
Binomial name
Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
(F. Werner, 1900)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lepidodactylus harterti
    F. Werner, 1900
  • Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
    Chan-ard et al., 1999

Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, also known commonly as the Bintang slender gecko, Hartert's slender gecko, and Werner's gypsy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, harterti, is in honor of German ornithologist Ernst Johann Otto Hartert. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. harterti is forest, at altitudes as high as 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [1]

Description

Adults of H. harteri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in), and a tail length slightly shorter than SVL. Males have 44–45 femoroprecloacal pores and a single cloacal spur (postanal tubercle). [2]

Behavior

H. harterti is nocturnal and scansorial (adapted for climbing). [1]

Reproduction

Unlike other species of Hemiphyllodactylus which are unisexual (females only), H. harterti is bisexual (males and females). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Hemiphyllodactylus harterti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101950071A101950079.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hemiphyllodactylus harterti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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. (Hemiphyllodactylus hartert, p. 117).

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