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Diplodactylus kenneallyi

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Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. kenneallyi
Binomial name
Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Storr, 1988
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Storr, 1988
  • Manwellisaurus kenneallyi
    Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Kluge, 1993

Diplodactylus kenneallyi, sometimes called commonly Kenneally's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, kenneallyi, is in honor of Australian botanist Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945).[3]

Geographic range

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D. kenneallyi is found in the state of Western Australia.[2]

Reproduction

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D. kenneallyi is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

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D. kenneallyi belongs to the D. conspicillatus species group.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Craig M (2017). "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102673590A102673521.en. Accessed on 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, p. 139).

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1988). "Three new Diplodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from the arid zone of Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (2): 217–223. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, new species, pp. 221–222, Figure 4).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.