Lanyu scaly-toed gecko
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
Species: | L. yami
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Binomial name | |
Lepidodactylus yami Ota, 1987
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The Lanyu scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus yami) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island (=Chinese: 蘭嶼; pinyin: Lán Yǔ), Taiwan.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, yami, is in honor of the Yami people, who is the indigenous group to Orchid Island.[2]
Reproduction
L. yami is oviparous.[1] It gives birth to a specific number of two attached eggs each time during reproduction.[3]
References
- ^ a b Lepidodactylus yami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus yami, p. 292).
- ^ "雅美鱗趾蝎虎, by Biodiversity Database of Taiwan". Biodiversity Database of National Parks of Taiwan. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
Further reading
- Ota H (1987). "A New Species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) from Lanyu Island, Taiwan". Copeia 1987 (1): 164–169. (Lepidodactylus yami, new species).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus yami, p. 91). (in German).Error: "Q3023743" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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