Crombie's wall gecko
| Crombie's wall gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. crombiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola crombiei | |
Crombie's wall gecko (Tarentola crombiei), also known commonly as the Oriente tuberculate gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, crombiei, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Ian Crombie.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]T. crombiei is found along the southeastern coast of Cuba in Granma Province, Guantánamo Province, and Santiago de Cuba Province.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of T. crombiei is dry forest.[1]
Description
[edit]T. crombiei is small for its genus, with a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57.8 mm (2.28 in).[2]
Diet
[edit]T. crombiei preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]T. crombiei is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is only one egg, which is fusiform and nonadhesive.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fong, A. (2017). "Tarentola crombiei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13152133A13152135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13152133A13152135.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Tarentola crombiei 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. (Tarentola crombiei, p. 62).
Further reading
[edit]- Díaz LM, Hedges SB (2008). "A new gecko of the genus Tarentola (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Cuba". Zootaxa 1743: 53–61. (Tarentola crombiei, new species).
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