Gehyra pamela

Gehyra pamela, also known commonly as the Arnhemland Watercourse dtella or the Arnhem Land spotted dtella, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.[1]

Gehyra pamela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gehyra
Species:	G. pamela
Binomial name
Gehyra pamela King, 1982
Synonyms[1]
Gehyra pamela King, 1982 Dactyloperus pamela — Wells & Wellington, 1984 Phyriadoria pamela — Wells & Wellington, 1989 Gehyra pamela — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, pamela, is in honor of Pamela King, who is the wife of taxon author Max King.[2]

Taxonomy

Gehyra pamela is part of the Gehyra australis species complex.[3]

Reproduction

G. pamela is oviparous.[1]

References

1. Gehyra pamela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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. (Gehyra pamela, p. 200).
3. King, Max (1984). "The Gehyra australis species complex (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 147-169.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
• King M (1982). "Karyotypic Evolution in Gehyra (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) II. A New Species from the Alligator Rivers Region in Northern Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology 30 (1): 93-101. (Gehyra pamela, new species).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.