Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. kenneallyi
Binomial name
Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Storr, 1988
Synonyms[1]
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Storr, 1988
  • Manwellisaurus kenneallyi
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    — Kluge, 1993

Diplodactylus kenneallyi, sometimes called commonly Kenneally's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, kenneallyi, is in honor of Australian botanist Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945).[2]

Geographic range

D. kenneallyi is found in the state of Western Australia.[1]

Reproduction

D. kenneallyi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ↑ 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. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, p. 139).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1988). "Three new Diplodactylus (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from the arid zone of Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 14 (2): 217–223. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, new species, pp. 221–222, Figure 4).
  • 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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