Microgecko helenae

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Microgecko helenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Microgecko
Species:
M. helenae
Binomial name
Microgecko helenae
Nikolsky, 1907
Synonyms [2]
  • Microgecko helenae
    Nikolsky, 1907
  • Tropiocolotes helenae
    Mertens, 1956
  • Microgecko helenae
    S. Anderson, 1961
  • Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) helenae
    Rösler, 2000
  • Microgecko helenae
    Bauer et al., 2013

Microgecko helenae, also known commonly as the banded dwarf gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko, Helen's tiny gecko, the Khuristan dwarf gecko, and the Khuzestan dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran. There are two recognized subspecies. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, helenae, is in honor of Helena Nikolsky. [3]

Geographic range

M. helenae is found in western Iran. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. helenae are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [1]

Description

Adults of M. helenae have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15.0–26.2 mm (0.59–1.03 in). [2]

Reproduction

M. helenae is oviparous. [2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Microgecko .

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References

  1. 1 2 Ananjeva, Natalia; Papenfuss, Theodore; Bafti, Soheila Shafiei; Sharifi, Mozafar (2009). "Microgecko helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T164568A5908520. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164568A5908520.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Microgecko helenae 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. (Tropiocolotes helenae, p. 119).

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