Woodford's scaly-toed gecko
Woodford's scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus woodfordi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1]
| Woodford's scaly-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. woodfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus woodfordi Boulenger, 1887 | |
Etymology
The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.[2]
References
- Lepidodactylus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lepidodactylus woodfordi, p. 289).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). "Second Contribution to the Herpetology of the Solomon Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887: 333–338 + Plate XXVIII. (Lepidodactylus woodfordi, new species, p. 334 + Plate XXVIII, figures 1, 1a).
- de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Lepidodactylus woodfordi, p. 51).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus woodfordi, p. 91). (in German).
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