Diplodactylus kenneallyi

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.[1]

Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Diplodactylidae
Genus:	Diplodactylus
Species:	D. kenneallyi
Binomial name
Diplodactylus kenneallyi Storr, 1988
Synonyms[1]
Diplodactylus kenneallyi Storr, 1988 Manwellisaurus kenneallyi — Wells & Wellington, 1989 Diplodactylus kenneallyi — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, kenneallyi, is in honor of Australian botanist Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945).[2]

Geographic range

D. kenneallyi is found in the state of Western Australia.[1]

Reproduction

D. kenneallyi is oviparous.[1]

References

1. "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, p. 139).

Further reading

• 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.