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(Redirected from Lepidodactylus christiani) Species of lizard

Christian scaly-toed 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: Lepidodactylus
Species: L. christiani
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus christiani
Taylor, 1917

The Christian scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus christiani), also known commonly as Christian's scaly-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, christiani, is in honor of United States Army Lieutenant Ralph L. Christian, who assisted Taylor in collecting specimens in the Philippines.

Geographic range

L. christiani is found on the island of Negros in the Philippines.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. christiani is forest, at altitudes of 250–1,200 m (820–3,940 ft).

Reproduction

L. christiani is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Brown, R. ; Siler, C.; Fisher, R.; Eliades, S.; Diesmos, A. ; Paguntalan, L.M. (2021). "Lepidodactylus christiani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T169871A182794604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169871A182794604.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ Lepidodactylus christiani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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. (Lepidodactylus christiani, p. 53).

Further reading

  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus christiani, p. 91). (in German).
  • Taylor EH (1917). "Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies". Philippine Journal of Science 12: 353–381 + Plates I–II. (Lepidodactylus christiani, new species, pp. 368–370 + Plate II, figures 1, 1a, 1b).


Taxon identifiers
Lepidodactylus christiani


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