Ancylodactylus barbouri explained
Ancylodactylus barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Etymology
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[1]
Geographic range
A. barbouri is found in the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania.[2]
Reproduction
A. barbouri is oviparous.[2]
Further reading
- Perret J-L (1986). "Révision des espèces africaines de genre Cnemaspis Strauch, sous-genre Ancylodactylus Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), avec la description de quatre espèces nouvelles [= Revision of the African species of the genus ''Cnemaspis'' Strauch, subgenus ''Ancylodactylus'' Müller (Lacertilia, Gekkonidae), with the description of four new species]". Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93 (2): 457–505. (Cnemaspis barbouri, new species, pp. 497–498, Figure 33). (in French, with an abstract in English).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Cnemaspis barbouri, p. 78).
Notes and References
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- www.reptile-database.org.