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Gehyra pamela

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Gehyra pamela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gehyra
Species:
G. pamela
Binomial name
Gehyra pamela
King, 1982
Synonyms[1]
  • Gehyra pamela
    King, 1982
  • Dactyloperus pamela
    Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Phyriadoria pamela
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Gehyra pamela
    Kluge, 1993

Gehyra pamela, also known commonly as the Arnhemland watercourse dtella or the Arnhem Land spotted dtella, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, pamela, is in honor of Pamela King, who is the wife of taxon author Max King.[2]

Taxonomy

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Gehyra pamela is part of the Gehyra australis species complex.[3]

Reproduction

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G. pamela is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gehyra pamela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. ^ 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. (Gehyra pamela, p. 200).
  3. ^ King, Max (1984). "The Gehyra australis species complex (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 147-169.

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.
  • King M (1982). "Karyotypic Evolution in Gehyra (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) II. A New Species from the Alligator Rivers Region in Northern Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology 30 (1): 93–101. (Gehyra pamela, new species).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.