Hemiphyllodactylus harterti

Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, also known commonly as the Bintang slender gecko, Hartert's slender gecko, and Werner's gypsy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemiphyllodactylus
Species:
H. harterti
Binomial name
Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
(F. Werner, 1900)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lepidodactylus harterti
    F. Werner, 1900
  • Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
    Chan-ard et al., 1999

Etymology

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The specific name, harterti, is in honor of German ornithologist Ernst Johann Otto Hartert.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of H. harterti is forest, at altitudes as high as 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[1]

Description

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Adults of H. harteri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in), and a tail length slightly shorter than SVL. Males have 44–45 femoroprecloacal pores and a single cloacal spur (postanal tubercle).[2]

Behavior

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H. harterti is nocturnal and scansorial (adapted for climbing).[1]

Reproduction

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Unlike other species of Hemiphyllodactylus which are unisexual (females only), H. harterti is bisexual (males and females).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Hemiphyllodactylus harterti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101950071A101950079.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Hemiphyllodactylus harterti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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. (Hemiphyllodactylus hartert, p. 117).

Further reading

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  • Cobos AJ, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Muin MA (2016). "Phylogenetic relationships of geckos of the Hemiphyllodactylus harterti group, a new species from Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia, and a likely case of true cryptic speciation". Zootaxa 4107 (3): 367–380.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, p. 88). (in German).
  • Werner F (1900). "Beschreibung einiger noch unbekannter neotropischer und indischer Reptilien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 23: 196–198. (Lepidodactylus harterti, new species, p. 196). (in German).
  • Zug GR (2010). "Speciation and Dispersal in a Low Diversity Taxon: The Slender Geckos Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (631): xi + 70 pp. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, pp. 43–44).