Lepidodactylus buleli
Lepidodactylus buleli, is a species of gecko endemic to Espiritu Santo, an island in the Vanuatu Archipelago. Researchers from France's National Museum of Natural History, recovered nine eggs during an expedition to the region in 2006. One of the eggs yielded a live hatchling which was determined to be of a previously unknown species.[2]
Lepidodactylus buleli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
Species: | L. buleli |
Binomial name | |
Lepidodactylus buleli Ineich, 2006 | |
References
- Fisher, R., Hamilton, A., Allison, A. & Tallowin, O. 2013. Lepidodactylus buleli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196574A2461755. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196574A2461755.en. Downloaded on 25 June 2018.
- French scientists discover new species of gecko
Further reading
- Ineich, Ivan (2008). "A new arboreal Lepidodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu: from egg to holotype". Zootaxa 1918: 26–38. (Lepidodactylus buleli, new species).
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