Aaron Bauer's house gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. aaronbaueri
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| Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008
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Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[3]
Description
[edit]Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Hemidactylus aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T194103A2299026. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194103A2299026.en. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (15 September 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Giri, VB (2008). "A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from Maharashtra, India". Hamadryad. 32: 25–33. (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, new species).