Gehyra pulingka
Gehyra pulingka (occasionally referred to as the Rock-Dwelling Dtella, and more rarely the Umuwa Spotted Dtella[2]) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.[1][3][4][5] It occurs in north-west South Australia,[1][3][4][5] the mid Northern Territory,[6] and Western Australia to the eastern Rawlinson Ranges.[1][4][5]
| Gehyra pulingka | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. pulingka |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra pulingka Hutchinson, Sistrom, Donnellan, & Hutchinson, 2014 | |
Etymology
The species name comes from the Pitjantjatjara language, from the words "Puli", meaning rock or hill, and the suffix of "ngka", meaning of, or pertaining to.[5]
References
- Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A. & Robertson, P. (2018). "Gehyra pulingka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102795368A102795372. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- "Distribution of Gehyra pulingka / RepFocus". www.repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- Gehyra pulingka at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 October 2020.
- "Rock-dwelling dtella (Gehyra pulingka) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | AROD.com.au". www.arod.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- "Taxonomic revision of the Australian arid zone lizards Gehyra variegata and G. montium (Squamata, Gekkonidae) with description of three new species". Researchgate.net.
- "Record: Herpetology:R38829 | Occurrence record | Atlas of Living Australia". biocache.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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