Hemiphyllodactylus harterti explained
Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, also known commonly as the Bintang slender gecko, Hartert's slender gecko, and Werner's gypsy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Etymology
The specific name, harterti, is in honor of German ornithologist Ernst Johann Otto Hartert.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. harterti is forest, at altitudes as high as .
Description
Adults of H. harteri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about, and a tail length slightly shorter than SVL. Males have 44–45 femoroprecloacal pores and a single cloacal spur (postanal tubercle).
Behavior
H. harterti is nocturnal and scansorial (adapted for climbing).
Reproduction
Unlike other species of Hemiphyllodactylus which are unisexual (females only), H. harterti is bisexual (males and females).
Further reading
- Cobos AJ, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Muin MA (2016). "Phylogenetic relationships of geckos of the Hemiphyllodactylus harterti group, a new species from Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia, and a likely case of true cryptic speciation". Zootaxa 4107 (3): 367–380.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, p. 88). (in German).
- Werner F (1900). "Beschreibung einiger noch unbekannter neotropischer und indischer Reptilien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 23: 196–198. (Lepidodactylus harterti, new species, p. 196). (in German).
- Zug GR (2010). "Speciation and Dispersal in a Low Diversity Taxon: The Slender Geckos Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (631): xi + 70 pp. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, pp. 43–44).
Notes and References
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