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.[1][2]
| Rotuman forest gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. gardineri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus gardineri Boulenger, 1897
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Etymology
editThe specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. gardineri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 256 m (840 ft).[1]
Behavior
editL. gardineri is arboreal. It is found in dead tree branches, both beneath the bark and in termite galleries.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Lepidodactylus gardineri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 August 2021.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1897). "On the Reptiles of Rotuma Island, Polynesia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 20: 306–307. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, new species, pp. 306–307).
- Brown WC, Parker F (1977). "Lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the islands of the Pacific, with description of new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41 (8): 253–265. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, pp. 256, 258).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, p. 91). (in German).
- Zug GR (1991). "The lizards of Fiji: Natural history and systematics". Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 2: 1–136.