Gekko horsfieldii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. horsfieldii |
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| Gekko horsfieldii (Gray, 1827) | |
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Gekko horsfieldii, also known commonly as Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's gliding gecko, and Horsfield's parachute gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, horsfieldii, is in honor of American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]G. horsfieldii is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sarawak, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of G. horsfieldii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]G. horsfieldii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[4]
Diet
[edit]G. horsfieldii preys upon small insects.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]G. horsfieldii is oviparous.[2] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Each egg measures 13.7 by 11.9 mm (0.54 by 0.47 in).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D.; Grismer, L. (2018). "Gekko horsfieldii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178723A100916757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178723A100916757.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Gekko horsfieldii 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. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 126).
- ^ a b c Das I (2006). Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 104).
Further reading
[edit]- Gray JE (1827). "A Synopsis of the Genera of Saurian Reptiles in which some new Genera are indicated, and others reviewed by actual Examination". Philosophical Magazine, New Series, London 2: 54–58. (Pteropleura horsfieldii, new species, p. 56).
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 107). (in German).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 119).