Palauan slender gecko
The Palauan slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Palau.[2] Its abundance makes it a popular ingredient in South East Asian dishes, which are often consumed by foreigners whose immune systems are rarely prepared for its unique poison. As a result it causes over 26 intestinal infections a year.[3] Legends of the Palauian peoples state that geckos like these were linked with spontaneous combustion of rapists.
| Palauan slender gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemiphyllodactylus |
| Species: | H. ganoklonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis Zug, 2010 | |
References
- Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O.; Fisher, R. (2013). "Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196573A2461557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196573A2461557.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Geerken, Horst H. (2011). A magic gecko : 18 years in Indonesia 1963-1981. Bill McCann (A short version of a gecko for luck ed.). Jakarta: Kompas Penerbit Buku. ISBN 978-979-709-554-3. OCLC 985565365.
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