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(Redirected from Microgecko depressus) Species of lizard

Low lying 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: Microgecko
Species: M. depressus
Binomial name
Microgecko depressus
(Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Tropiocolotes depressus
    Minton & J.A. Anderson, 1965
  • Asiocolotes depressus
    — Kluge, 1993
  • Microgecko depressus
    Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008

The low-lying gecko (Microgecko depressus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Pakistan.

Locomotion

M. depressus assumes a "serpentine" position for a short period of time when alarmed or threatened. This type of locomotive pattern resumes after a slow jerk, whilst advancing in this position each halt (or stoppage).

Reproduction

M. depressus is oviparous.

References

  1. Bowles, P. (2021). "Microgecko depressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178193A127898589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178193A127898589.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Microgecko depressus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Clarification: "This refers to the sideways sliding of the body, proceeding with a quick jerky action, remanded in a slower phase, then again assuming the serpentine position." Hu, David L.; Nirody, Jasmine; Scott, Terri; Shelley, Michael J. (2009-06-23). "The mechanics of slithering locomotion". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106 (25): 10081–10085. doi:10.1073/pnas.0812533106. ISSN 1091-6490. PMC 2700932. PMID 19506255.
  4. Minton, Sherman A. (1966). "A contribution to the herpetology of West Pakistan". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 134: 27–184. hdl:2246/1129.
  5. Minton, Sherman A.; Anderson, Jeromie A. (28 April 1965). "A New Dwarf Gecko (Tropiocolotes) from Baluchistan". Herpetologica. 21 (1): 59–61. JSTOR 3890708. (Tropiocolotes depressus, new species).
Taxon identifiers
Microgecko depressus
Tropiocolotes depressus


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