Mell's gecko

Mell's gecko (Gekko melli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.

Mell's gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. melli
Binomial name
Gekko melli
(T. Vogt, 1922)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gecko [sic] melli
    T. Vogt, 1922
  • Gekko [sic] melli
    — Rösler et al., 2004
  • Gekko (Japonigecko) melli
    — Wood et al., 2019

Etymology

The specific name, melli, is in honor of a Mr. Mell of the Natural History Museum, Berlin.[2]

Geographic range

G. melli is found in northeastern Guangdong Province and southern Jiangxi Province. Both provinces are in southern China.[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, G. melli has an average snout-to vent length (SVL) of 7.25 cm (2.85 in). Its colour pattern is very variable. Unlike most species of its genus, it lacks dorsal tubercles.[1]

Reproduction

G. melli is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Gekko melli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. Vogt (1922), p. 135.

Further reading
  • Rösler H, Tiedemann F (2007). "Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 83 (S1): 105–108.
  • Vogt T (1922). "Zur Reptilien- und Amphibienfauna Südchinas ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 88A (10): 135–146. (Gecko melli, new species, p. 136). (in German).
  • Yang J-H, Wang Y-Y, Zhang T-D, Sun Y-J, Lin S-S (2012). "Genetic and morphological evidence on the species validity of Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 with notes on its diagnosis and range extension (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa 3505: 67–74.


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