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
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.

Geographic range

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

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.

Reproduction

G. melli is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Rösler H, Tiedemann F (2007). "Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 83 (S1): 105–108.
• Vogt T (1922). "Zur Reptilien- und Amphibienfauna Südchinas ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 88A (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)". Zootaxa 3505: 67–74.