Canh's gecko (Gekko canhi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
| Canh's gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. canhi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gekko canhi | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, canhi, is in honor of Vietnamese ecologist Le Xuan Canh.[2][3]
Geographic range
editG. canhi is found in Lang Son Province and Lao Cai Province, in northern Vietnam.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of G. canhi is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,500 m (660–4,920 ft).[1]
Description
editMedium-sized for its genus, the snout-to-vent length of an adult G. canhi does not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Milto, K.; Golynsky, E.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Gekko canhi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104717120A104718916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104717120A104718916.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Gekko canhi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins M; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Maryland. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko canhi, p. 46).
Further reading
edit- Rösler H, Nguyen TQ, Doan KV, Ho CT, Nguyen TT, Ziegler T (2010). "A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Vietnam with remarks on G. japonicus (Schlegel)". Zootaxa 2329: 56–68. (Gekko canhi, new species).