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Aaron Bauer's house gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. aaronbaueri
Binomial name
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008

Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.

Etymology

The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.

Description

Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).

Reproduction

H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.

References

1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194103A2299026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194103A2299026.en. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. ^ Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (15 September 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Giri, VB (2008). "A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from Maharashtra, India". Hamadryad. 32: 25–33. (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, new species).

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