Gehyra kimberleyi

Species of lizard

Gehyra kimberleyi

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Infraorder:  | Gekkota
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

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.

## Etymology

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

## Description

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G. 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

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

## Habitat

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

## Reproduction

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G. kimberleyi is oviparous.[2]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b c d 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).
4. ^ 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

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* 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.

Taxon identifiers

Gehyra kimberleyi|

* Wikidata: Q3100129
* Wikispecies: Gehyra kimberleyi
* AFD: Gehyra_kimberleyi
* CoL: 3FGLW
* EoL: 794508
* GBIF: 2446241
* iNaturalist: 101297
* IRMNG: 10478355
* ITIS: 818537
* IUCN: 102794726
* NCBI: 2035135
* Observation.org: 99577
* Open Tree of Life: 7069056
* RD: kimberleyi

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