Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko
| Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. mutahi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus mutahi | |
Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus mutahi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Bougainville Island.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, mutahi, refers to the Mutahi area in northeastern Bougainville Island.[2][3]
Description
Adults of Lepidodactylus mutahi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.7–5.6 centimetres (1.5–2.2 in). Adult males have a continuous series of 29–34 femoral/preanal/femoral pores extending almost from knee to knee.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of Lepidodactylus mutahi is forest, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as gardens and banana plantations.[1]
Reproduction
Lepidodactylus mutahi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Oliver, P.M.; Kraus, F.; Fisher, R.; Allison, A.; Harlow, P. (2021). "Lepidodactylus mutahi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T178599A192984983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178599A192984983.en. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Lepidodactylus mutahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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 mutahi, p. 185).
Further reading
- Brown, Walter C.; Parker, Fred (1977). "Lizards of the Genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the Islands of the Pacific, with Descriptions of New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 41 (8): 253–265. (Lepidodactylus mutahi, new species, pp. 259–260).
- McCoy, M. (2006). Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Sofia, Bulgaria: Pensoft Publishers. ISBN 978-9546422750. 212 pp.
- Rösler, H. (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota. 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus mutahi, p. 91). (in German).