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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. pamela |
| Binomial name | |
| Gehyra pamela King, 1982 | |
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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]
References
- Gehyra pamela at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- 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).
- 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.
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