Christian scaly-toed 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. christiani
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus christiani Taylor, 1917
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The Christian scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus christiani), also known commonly as Christian's scaly-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, christiani, is in honor of United States Army Lieutenant Ralph L. Christian, who assisted Taylor in collecting specimens in the Philippines.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. christiani is found on the island of Negros in the Philippines.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of L. christiani is forest, at altitudes of 250–1,200 m (820–3,940 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]L. christiani is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brown, R. [in French]; Siler, C.; Fisher, R.; Eliades, S.; Diesmos, A. [in French]; Paguntalan, L.M. (2021). "Lepidodactylus christiani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T169871A182794604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169871A182794604.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Lepidodactylus christiani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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. (Lepidodactylus christiani, p. 53).
Further reading
[edit]- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus christiani, p. 91). (in German).
- Taylor EH (1917). "Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies". Philippine Journal of Science 12: 353–381 Plates I–II. (Lepidodactylus christiani, new species, pp. 368–370 Plate II, figures 1, 1a, 1b).
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