Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella, the robust termitaria dtella, and the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. kimberleyi
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| Gehyra kimberleyi | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[3]
Description
editG. kimberleyi usually has a snout-to vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in). It has 7–9 upper labials, and it has long narrow postmental scales. The expanded portion of the fourth toe has 6–9 subdigital lamellae, which are divided.[4]
Geographic range
editG. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria).[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ Oliver, P.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102794726A102794785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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 kimberleyi, p. 141).
- ^ Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Gehyra kimberleyi, pp. 152-153).
Further reading
edit- Börner, Achim-Rüdiger; Schüttler, Brigette I. (1983). "An additional note on the Australian geckos of the genus Gehyra ". Miscellaneous Articles in Saurology 12: 1–4. (Gehyra kimberleyi, new species).
- Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Oliver, Paul M.; Bourke, Gayleen; Pratt, Renae C.; Doughty, Paul; Moritz, Craig (2016). "Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species". Zootaxa 4107 (1): 049–064.