Gehyra fehlmanni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. fehlmanni
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| Gehyra fehlmanni (Taylor, 1962)
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Gehyra fehlmanni, also known commonly as Fehlmann's dtella or Fehlmann's four-clawed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, fehlmanni, is in honor of American ichthyologist Hermann Adair Fehlmann.[2][3]
Geographic range
G. fehlmanni is found in Thailand and Vietnam.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of G. fehlmanni are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Description
Not a large gecko, G. fehlmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length of 4 cm (1.6 in), and a total length (including tail) of about 7 cm (2.8 in).[4]
Behavior
G. fehlmanni is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c Sumontha M, Neang T, Stuart B (2018). "Gehyra fehlmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102794603A102794613.en. Downloaded on 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Gehyra fehlmanni 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 fehlmanni, p. 88).
- ^ Taylor EH (1962).
Further reading
- Bobrov VV, Semenov DV (2008). [Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (in Russian).
- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Gehyra fehlmanni, p. 229). (in German).
- Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43: 209–263. (Peropus fehlmanni, new species, pp. 221–224, Figure 5).