Gekko verreauxi
| Gekko verreauxi | |
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| A closer look at the eye of a Gekko verreauxi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. verreauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko verreauxi Tytler, 1865[1] | |
Gekko verreauxi, or the Andaman giant gecko , is a species of gecko found in the Andaman Islands of India.[2] It is one of the world's largest gecko reaching a total length of more than a foot. These geckos are commonly found on trees, tree logs and crop fields.
Gekko verreauxi hide by day in cavities or under bark plates of trees (typically Manilkara litoralis), and come out after sunset to prey on insects. They are shy and well camouflaged.[3] They are oviparous.[2]
A Gekko verreauxi guards a clutch of eggs
References
- ↑ Tytler, R. C. 1865 Observations on a few species of geckos alive in the possession of the author. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 33 [1864]:535-548
- 1 2 Gekko verreauxi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Vesely, M. (1999). "A note on the morphology and natural history of Gekko verreauxi TYTLER 1864" (PDF). Senckenbergiana Biologica. 79 (1): 95–99.
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