| 词条 | Andaman giant gecko |
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| name = Andaman giant gecko | image = Gekko verreauxi.JPG | image_caption = A closer look at the eye | genus = Gekko | species = verreauxi | authority = Tytler, 1865[1] }} The Andaman giant gecko (Gekko verreauxi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. EtymologyThe specific name, verreauxi, is in honor of French naturalist Jules Verreaux.[1][1] Geographic rangeIt is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India. DescriptionReaching a total length of more than one foot (30 cm), the Andaman giant gecko is one of the world's largest geckos. HabitatIt is commonly found on trees, tree logs, and in crop fields. BehaviourIt hides by day in cavities or under bark plates of trees (typically Manilkara litoralis), and comes out after sunset to prey on insects. It is shy and well camouflaged.[5] ReproductionReferences1. ^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}}. (Gekko verreauxi, p. 274). [2][3]2. ^1 2 Tytler RC (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. (Gekko verreauxi, new species, p. 546). 3. ^1 {{cite journal |author=Vesely M |year=1999 |title=A note on the morphology and natural history of Gekko verreauxi TYTLER 1864 |journal=Senckenbergiana Biologica |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=95–99 |url=http://www.zoologie.upol.cz/milan/Gekko%20verreauxi.pdf}} }}{{Taxonbar|from=Q3007641}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Andaman giant gecko}}{{gecko-stub}} 4 : Gekko|Reptiles of India|Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands|Reptiles described in 1865 |
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