Brown's scaly-toed gecko
Brown's scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus browni) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]
| Brown's scaly-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. browni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus browni Pernetta & Black, 1983 | |
Etymology
The specific name, browni, is in honor of American herpetologist Walter Creighton Brown.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. browni is mangrove forest, at altitudes from sea level to 20 m (66 ft).[1]
References
- Tallowin, O. (2021). "Lepidodactylus browni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T42482931A42482936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T42482931A42482936.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Lepidodactylus browni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus browni, p. 41).
Further reading
- Pernetta JC, Black D (1983). "Species of Gecko (Lepidodactylus) in the Port Moresby Area, with the Description of a New Species". Journal of Herpetology 17 (2): 121–128. (Lepidodactylus browni, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus browni, p. 91). (in German).
- Rösler H, Glaw F, Günther R (2005). "Aktualisierte Liste der Geckos von Neuguinea (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae) mit vorläufiger Charakterisierung von neun Formen aus den Gattungen Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, Gehyra Gray, 1834 und Nactus Kluge, 1983 ". Gekkota 5: 33–64. (Lepidodactylus browni, p. 46). (in German, with an abstract in English).
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