Homonota darwinii

Homonota darwinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Homonota
Species:
H. darwinii
Binomial name
Homonota darwinii
Boulenger, 1885

Homonota darwinii, also known commonly as Darwin's marked gecko or the prickly gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. darwinii are grassland, shrubland, and forest.[1]

Reproduction

H. darwinii is oviparous.[1][2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Homonota darwinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56234119A56234126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56234119A56234126.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Homonota darwinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 January 2019.
  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. (Homonota darwinii, p. 65).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Homonota darwinii, new species, pp. 21–22 + Plate III, figures 7, 7a, 7b).
  • Cei JM (1978). "Homonota darwinii macrocephala, n. subsp., del noroeste de Argentina (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Publicaciones Ocasionales, Instituto de Biologia Animal, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza Argentina (4): 1–4. (Homonota darwinii macrocephala, new subspecies). (in Spanish).
  • Pérez CH, Minoli I (2014). "Depredación de Homonota darwinii Laurent, 1984 [sic] (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) por Bothriurus burmeisteri Kraepelin, 1894 (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) en la Provincia del Chubut, Argentina". Cuadernos de Herpetología 28 (2): 1–2. (in Spanish).



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