Bauer's leaf-toed gecko (''Dixonius aaronbaueri'') is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gekkonidae
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. The species is
endemic
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to
Vietnam
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.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''aaronbaueri'', is in honor of American herpetologist .
[ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Dixonius aaronbaueri'', p. 19).]
Geographic range
''D. aaronbaueri'' is found in southern Vietnam, in Binh Thuan Province and Ninh Thuan Province.[
]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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s of ''D. aaronbaueri'' are forest
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and sand dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, f ...
s, at altitudes from sea level to , but it has also been found in plantations.
Description
''D. aaronbaueri'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost .[
]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''D. aaronbaueri'' has not been ascertained.[
]
References
Further reading
* Geissler P, Krohn AR, Rennert D (2011). "Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of ''Oligodon macrurus'' Angel
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, 1927". ''Russian Journal of Herpetology'' 18 (4): 317–324.
* Ngo VT, Ziegler T (2009). "A new species of ''Dixonius'' from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". ''Zoosystematics and Evolution'' 85 (1): 117–125. (''Dixonius aaronbaueri'', new species).
Dixonius
Reptiles of Vietnam
Endemic fauna of Vietnam
Reptiles described in 2009
Taxa named by Thomas Ziegler (zoologist)
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