Mell's gecko

Mell's gecko
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
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.^[2]

Geographic range

G. melli is found in northeastern Guangdong Province and southern Jiangxi Province. Both provinces are in southern China.^[1]

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.^[1]

Reproduction

G. melli is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gekko melli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Vogt (1922), p. 135.

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.

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[RDB-1] Gekko melli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[2] Vogt (1922), p. 135.

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