| Grossmann's gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. grossmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko grossmanni R. Günther, 1994 | |
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Grossmann's gecko (Gekko grossmanni), also known commonly as the marbled gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, grossmanni, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Grossmann.
Geographic range
G. grossmanni is found in Khánh Hòa Province, southern Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. grossmanni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).
Reproduction
G. grossmanni is oviparous.
Taxonomy
G. grossmanni is a member of the G. petricolus species group.
References
- ^ Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Gekko grossmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178613A112331071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178613A112331071.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Gekko grossmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
- 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 grossmanni, p. 109).
Further reading
- Günther R (1994). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Gekko (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) aus dem Süden Vietnams ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 233 (1-2): 57-67. (Gekko grossmanni, new species). (in German).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gekko grossmanni, p. 81). (in German).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gekko grossmanni | |