Grossmann's gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. grossmanni
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| Gekko grossmanni R. Günther, 1994
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Grossmann's gecko (Gekko grossmanni), also known commonly as the marbled gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, grossmanni, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Grossmann.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]G. grossmanni is found in Khánh Hòa Province, southern Vietnam.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of G. grossmanni is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]G. grossmanni is oviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]G. grossmanni is a member of the G. petricolus species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Gekko grossmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178613A112331071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178613A112331071.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Gekko grossmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
- ^ 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. (Gekko grossmanni, p. 109).
Further reading
[edit]- Günther R (1994). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Gekko (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) aus dem Süden Vietnams ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 233 (1-2): 57-67. (Gekko grossmanni, new species). (in German).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Gekko grossmanni, p. 81). (in German).