Hemidactylus karenorum, commonly known as the Burmese leaf gecko,[2] the Burmese leaf-toed gecko, and the Burmese spotted gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. karenorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus karenorum (Theobald, 1868)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, karenorum, is in honor of the Karen people, a hill tribe in Myanmar.[2]
Description
editH. karenorum has the following characteristics: Snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, one and one third or one and two fifths the diameter of the orbit; forehead slightly concave; ear-opening small, roundish. Head granular, the granules enlarged on the snout. Rostral 4-sided, not quite twice so broad as high, with median cleft above; nostril bordered by the rostral, the first labial and three nasals. 11 or 12 upper and seven to 9 lower labials; mental large, triangular; two pair of chin-shields, median pair in contact. Body covered with minute granules and numerous small convex round tubercles; a slight lateral fold and another bordering the thighs posteriorly. Ventral scales cycloid, imbricate. Male with six pre-anal pores in an angular series. The female has six enlarged scales in the pre-anal region. Tail depressed, flat below, with sharp denticulated lateral edge, covered above with equal small scales, below with a median series of large transversely dilated plates. Limbs moderate; digits free, dilated, inner well developed; infradigital lamellae curved, five under the thumb, nine under the fourth finger, 5 or 6 under the first toe, 10 or 12 under the fourth toe. Light grey-brown above, variegated with darker brown. Lower parts whitish. Length of head and body 50 mm.; tail 56 mm.[3]
Geographic range
editH. karenorum is found in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).[4]
The type locality given by Theobald is "Karen-choung, prope Tonghu" (= Karen-choung, near Taungoo, Myanmar).[4]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of H. karenorum is forest, at altitudes of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft), but it has also been found in urban areas on buildings.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Lwin K, Wogan G (2018). "Hemidactylus karenorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18490727A18490737.en. Accessed on 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b 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. (Hemidactylus karenorum, p. 138).
- ^ Rooij N de (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. [Volume] I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Hemidactylus karenorum, pp. 30-31).
- ^ a b c Species Hemidactylus karenorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Hemidactylus karenorum, new combination, p. 140).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Hemidactylus karenorum, pp. 93–94).
- 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. (Hemidactylus karenorum, p. 102).
- Theobald W (1868). "Catalogue of the Reptiles of British Birma [sic], embracing the Provinces of Pegu, Martaban, and Tenasserim; with descriptions of new or little-known species". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 10: 4-67. (Doryura karenorum, new species, pp. 30–31). (in Latin and English).