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Gehyra arnhemica

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Gehyra arnhemica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. arnhemica
Binomial name
Gehyra arnhemica
Oliver, Prasetya, Tedeschi, Fenker, Ellis, Doughty, & Moritz, 2020

The East Arnhem land gehyra (Gehyra arnhemica) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Northern Territory in Australia.[1][2] The species was first described in 2020. The same paper which described Gehyra arnhemica also described five other species of Gehyra.[3]

Etymology

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The name arnhemica is in reference to the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory, where Gehyra arnhemica is endemic to.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gehyra arnhemica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Gehyra arnhemica". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ^ Paul M. Oliver; Audrey Miranda Prasetya; Leonardo G Tedeschi; Jessica Fenker; Ryan J Ellis; Paul Doughty; Craig Moritz (27 January 2020). "Crypsis and convergence: integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". PeerJ. 8: 1-56 [25]. doi:10.7717/PEERJ.7971. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6991128. PMID 32025362. Wikidata Q89559443.