Dactylocnemis

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dactylocnemis
Pacific gecko Hoplodactylus pacificus.jpg
Close up of head and upper body
CITES Appendix III (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Dactylocnemis
Steindachner, 1867
Species:
D. pacificus
Binomial name
Dactylocnemis pacificus
Gray, 1842
Synonyms

Hoplodactylus pacificus

Dactylocnemis pacificus, the Pacific gecko or Pacific sticky-toed gecko, is a species in the family Gekkonidae, endemic to the North Island and offshore islands of New Zealand.[2] D. pacificus is the only described species in the genus Dactylocnemis, but five offshore island forms may represent new species.[3]

Hoplodactylus pacificus by David Waters.jpg

References

  1. ^ Listed by New Zealand
  2. ^ Nielsen SV, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Hitchmough RA, Daugherty CH (2010). "New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 59 (1): 1–22. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.007. PMID 21184833.
  3. ^ Chapple, David G. (2016), Chapple, David G. (ed.), "Synthesising Our Current Knowledge of New Zealand Lizards", New Zealand Lizards, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–11, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41674-8_1, ISBN 978-3-319-41674-8, retrieved 2021-05-24

External links

Error: "Q3011741" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.