Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Gekko
Species: Gekko remotus
Name
- Gekko remotus Rösler, Ineich, Wilms & Böhme, 2012
- Holotype: ZFMK 20611, male, coll. by Brock, before 1874, received from Godeffroy Museum, Hamburg (via Zoological Museum, University of Göttingen, 1977).
- Type locality: Palau Islands.
- Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin adjective remotus, -a, -um, meaning far away, and refers to the remote, isolated distribution range of the new species.
References
- Rösler, Herbert; Ivan Ineich, Thomas M. Wilms & Wolfgang Böhme, 2012: Studies on the taxonomy of the Gekko vittatus Houttuyn, 1782 complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) I. On the variability of G. vittatus Houttuyn, 1782 sensu lato, with the description of a new species from Palau Islands, Micronesia. Bonn zoological bulletin, 61(2): 241–254. PDF.
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