| Gekko ernstkelleri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. ernstkelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko ernstkelleri Rösler, Siler, R. Brown, Demegillo & Gaulke, 2006 | |
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Gekko ernstkelleri is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, ernstkelleri, is in honor of Ernst Keller, who is a German supporter of gecko conservation.
Geographic range
G. ernstkelleri is found on the northwest peninsula of the island of Panay in the Philippines.
Description
The total length (including tail) of G. ernstkelleri can exceed 20 cm (7.9 in).
Habitat
G. ernstkelleri lives in caves and near limestone outcrops in forested areas, as well as in disturbed areas near forests, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft). It is locally common within its small range.
References
- Gaulke, M.; Demegillo, A.; Diesmos, A.C.; Brown, R. (2022). "Gekko ernstkelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169836A181173680. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- 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. (Gekko ernstkelleri, p. 85).
- ^ Diesmos, A.; Gaulke, M.; Demegillo, A.; Brown, R. (2009). "Gekko ernstkelleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169836A6680355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169836A6680355.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Gekko ernstkelleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2016.
Further reading
- Rösler H, Siler CD, Brown RM, Demegillo AD, Gaulke M (2006). "Gekko ernstkelleri sp. n. – a new gekkonid lizard from Panay Island Philippines". Salamandra 42 (4): 197–211.
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