Lepidodactylus tepukapili explained

Lepidodactylus tepukapili is a species of gecko, which is known as the Tuvalu forest gecko and is known in the Tuvaluan language as moko or pili.[1] It is the only recorded vertebrate that is endemic to Tuvalu.[2] It has been located on Fuagea (also called Fuakea) and on Tepuka.[2] [3]

Lepidodactylus tepukapili's naming is based upon the Tuvaluan language words for "small lizard" and the island of Tepuka, where specimens were first discovered.[4]

In 2021, the IUCN published its assessment of the Tuvalu forest gecko, classifying it as Critically Endangered due to the ongoing threat of sea-level rise, as related to anthropogenic climate change. The two small low-lying islands on which it occurs average just 2 metres above sea level. IUCN Red List.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Randy Thaman. Feagaiga Penivao. Faoliu Teakau. Semese Alefaio. Lamese Saamu. Moe Saitala. Mataio Tekinene. Mile Fonua. amp. Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of the Conservation Status of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) in Tuvalu. Report on the 2016 Funafuti Community-Based Ridge-To-Reef (R2R) . 2017. 25 May 2019.
  2. George R. Zug . Dick Watling . Tataua Alefaio . Semese Alefaio . Claudia Ludescher . amp. A new gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Genus Lepidodactylus) from Tuvalu, South-central Pacific . https://web.archive.org/web/20190304030439/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bf9d/e21e2650ab9d293432fb3323133e02e4f1a9.pdf . dead . 2019-03-04 . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington . 116 . 1 . 2003. 38–46. 38959270 .
  3. Web site: polynesian diversity. Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug, Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio & Ludescher. 12 February 2012. 25 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100522/http://www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/TUV_2011_Funafuti_StrageticPlan.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
  4. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lepidodactylus&species=tepukapili Lepidodactylus tepukapili
  5. https://www.cbd.int/doc/nr/nr-06/tv-nr-06-en.pdf Tuvalu Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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