Lepidodactylus buleli
Species of lizard
| Lepidodactylus buleli | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. buleli |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus buleli Ineich, 2006 | |
Lepidodactylus buleli is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Espiritu Santo, an island in the Vanuatu Archipelago.
Discovery
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]
Etymology
The specific name, buleli, refers to a "personal and private story" of the binomial authority.[3][4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. buleli is forest, at altitudes above 630 m (2,070 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Fisher R; Hamilton A; Allison A [in French]; Tallowin O (2013). "Lepidodactylus buleli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196574A2461755. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196574A2461755.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Butler, Rhett (8 November 2008). "New gecko species discovered". Mongabay. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus buleli, p. 42).
- ^ a b Lepidodactylus buleli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 November 2021.
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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