Canh's gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Gekko
Species:
G. canhi
Binomial name
Gekko canhi
Synonyms[2]
  • Gekko canhi
    Rösler et al., 2010
  • Gekko canhi
    — Luu et al., 2014
  • Gekko (Japonigekko) canhi
    — Wood et al., 2019

Canh's gecko (Gekko canhi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, canhi, is in honor of Vietnamese ecologist Le Xuan Canh.[2][3]

Geographic range

G. canhi is found in Lang Son Province and Lao Cai Province, in northern Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. canhi is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,500 m (660–4,920 ft).[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, the snout-to-vent length of an adult G. canhi does not exceed 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]

Reproduction

G. canhi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Milto, K.; Golynsky, E.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Gekko canhi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104717120A104718916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104717120A104718916.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gekko canhi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins M; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Maryland. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko canhi, p. 46).

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