Main's ground gecko explained

Main's ground gecko (Lucasium maini) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main.^[2]

Geographic range

L. maini is found in the southern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of L. maini are arid and semi-arid regions.^[1]

Reproduction

L. maini is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Kluge AG (1962). "A new species of gekkonid lizard, genus Diplodactylus Gray, from the southern interior of Western Australia". Western Australian Naturalist 8: 97–101. (Diplodactylus maini, new species).
• Oliver, Paul M.; Hutchinson, Mark N.; Cooper, Steven J.B. (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology 55 (3): 197–210. (Lucasium maini, new combination).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lucasium maini, p. 166).