Mell's gecko

Mell's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. melli
Binomial name
Gekko melli (T. Vogt, 1922)
Synonyms [1]
Gecko [sic] melli T. Vogt, 1922 Gekko [sic] melli — Rösler et al., 2004 Gekko (Japonigecko) melli — Wood et al., 2019

Mell's gecko (Gekko melli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, melli, is in honor of a Mr. Mell of the Natural History Museum, Berlin. ^[2]

Geographic range

G. melli is found in northeastern Guangdong Province and southern Jiangxi Province. Both provinces are in southern China. ^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, G. melli has an average snout-to vent length (SVL) of 7.25 cm (2.85 in). Its colour pattern is very variable. Unlike most species of its genus, it lacks dorsal tubercles. ^[1]

Reproduction

G. melli is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. Gekko melli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
2. Vogt (1922), p. 135.

Further reading

• Rösler H, Tiedemann F (2007). "Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin83 (S1): 105–108.
• Vogt T (1922). "Zur Reptilien- und Amphibienfauna Südchinas ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte88A (10): 135–146. (Gecko melli, new species, p. 136). (in German).
• Yang J-H, Wang Y-Y, Zhang T-D, Sun Y-J, Lin S-S (2012). "Genetic and morphological evidence on the species validity of Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 with notes on its diagnosis and range extension (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa3505: 67–74.