Treutler's gecko (''Hemidactylus treutleri'') is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gekkonidae. The species is
endemic
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to
India
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.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''treutleri'', is in honor of German-born Irish herpetoculturist
Uli Treutler (1951–2006).
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hemidactylus treutleri'', p. 268).
Geographic range
''H. treutleri'' is found in the southern Indian states of
Andhra Pradesh
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and
Telangana
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.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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s of ''H. treutleri'' are forest
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and shrubland
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, at altitudes of .
References
Further reading
* Mahony S (2009). "A New Species of Gecko of the Genus ''Hemidactylus'' (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Andhra Pradesh, India". ''Russian Journal of Herpetology'' 16 (1): 27–34. (''Hemidactylus treutleri'', new species).
* Narayana BL, Baburao G, Rao VV (2016). "Distribution of Treutler's Gecko (''Hemidactylus treutleri'' Mahony, 2009) in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, southern India – a general information". ''Reptile Rap, Newsletter of the South Asian Reptile Network (SARN)'' (18): 25–28.
*Narayana BL, Surender G, Rao VV (2014). "''Hemidactylus treutleri'' from Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India". ''Taprobanica'' 6 (1): 55.
* Sreekar R, Deodhar S, Kulkarni Y (2010). "Predation on ''Hemidactylus treutleri'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama ''Psammophilus dorsalis'' (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India". ''Herpetology Notes, Publication of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica'' 3: 33–35.
Hemidactylus
Reptiles described in 2009
Endemic fauna of India
Reptiles of India
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