Perochirus guentheri

Perochirus guentheri
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Perochirus
Species:	P. guentheri
Binomial name
	Perochirus guentheri; Boulenger, 1885

Last updated October 30, 2023

Perochirus guentheri, also known commonly as Gunther's tropical gecko and the Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vanuatu.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British zoologist Albert Günther.^[3]

Description

P. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 7 cm (2.8 in).^[2]

Habitat

P. guentheri is known from only four specimens, collected over a span of more than 100 years. The most recent was collected inside a tent in a lumber camp; so the preferred natural habitat of this species is probably forest. The other three specimens have no associated habitat data.^[1]^[2]

Behavior

P. guentheri is arboreal.^[1]

Reproduction

P. guentheri is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Hamilton, A.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2013). "Perochirus guentheri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T196587A2463355. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196587A2463355.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Perochirus guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Perochirus guentheri, p. 110).