Rotuman forest gecko

Rotuman forest gecko
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species:
L. gardineri
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus gardineri
Boulenger, 1897

The Rotuman forest gecko (Lepidodactylus gardineri), also known commonly as the Rotuma forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Rotuma Island, Fiji.

Etymology

The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. gardineri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 256 m (840 ft).

Behavior

L. gardineri is arboreal. It is found in dead tree branches, both beneath the bark and in termite galleries.

Reproduction

L. gardineri is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Oliver, P.M.; Fisher, R. (2021). "Lepidodactylus gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T196577A192973261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T196577A192973261.en. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Lepidodactylus gardineri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.(Lepidodactylus gardineri, p. 97).

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