Borelli's marked gecko explained
Borelli's marked gecko (Homonota borellii) is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, borellii, is in honor of French-born Italian ornithologist Alfredo Borelli.[1]
Geographic range
H. borrellii is found in Argentina and Paraguay.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. borellii are grassland, shrubland, and savanna.
Reproduction
H. borellii is oviparous.
Further reading
- Gallardo JM (1969). "Las especies de saurios (Reptilia) de la Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina, y consideraciones sobre su ecologia y zoogeografia". Neotropica 15 (47): 73–81. (in Spanish).
- Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dott[or]. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco boliviano e nella Repubblica Argentina. Rettili ed Anfibi ". Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (274): 1–19. (Gymnodactylus borellii, new species, pp. 2–3). (in Italian).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Homonota borellii, p. 89). (in German).
Notes and References
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]