Gehyra kimberleyi

Gehyra kimberleyi, also known commonly as the Kimberley dtella or the robust termitaria gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.

Gehyra kimberleyi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gehyra
Species:	G. kimberleyi
Binomial name
Gehyra kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983
Synonyms[2]
Gehyra kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 Dactyloperus kimberleyi — Wells & Wellington, 1984 Gehyra kimberleyi — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, kimberleyi, refers to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[3]

Geographic range

G. kimberleyi is found in the northwestern part of the state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of G. kimberleyi is termite nests (termitaria).[2]

Reproduction

G. kimberleyi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Oliver P, Doughty P (2017). "Gehyra kimberleyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102794726A102794785. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102794726A102794785.en. Downloaded on 18 May 2018.
2. Gehyra kimberleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. 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).

Further reading

• 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).
• 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.