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(Redirected from Hemidactylus treutleri) Species of lizard

Treutler's gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: H. treutleri
Binomial name
Hemidactylus treutleri
Mahony, 2009

Treutler's gecko (Hemidactylus treutleri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.

Etymology

The specific name, treutleri, is in honor of German-born Irish herpetoculturist Uli Treutler (1951–2006).

Geographic range

H. treutleri is found in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. treutleri are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 350–720 m (1,150–2,360 ft).

References

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus treutleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194113A2300084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194113A2300084.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hemidactylus treutleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus treutleri, p. 268).

Further reading

  • Mahony S (2009). "A New Species of Gecko of the Genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Andhra Pradesh, India". Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (1): 27–34. (Hemidactylus treutleri, new species).
  • Narayana BL, Baburao G, Rao VV (2016). "Distribution of Treutler's Gecko (Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony, 2009) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, southern India – a general information". Reptile Rap, Newsletter of the South Asian Reptile Network (SARN) (18): 25–28.
  • Narayana BL, Surender G, Rao VV (2014). "Hemidactylus treutleri from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India". Taprobanica 6 (1): 55.
  • Sreekar R, Deodhar S, Kulkarni Y (2010). "Predation on Hemidactylus treutleri (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India". Herpetology Notes, Publication of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica 3: 33–35.
Taxon identifiers
Hemidactylus treutleri


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