Lepidodactylus oorti
| Lepidodactylus oorti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
| Species: | L. oorti |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidodactylus oorti (Kopstein, 1926) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Lepidodactylus oorti is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, oorti, is in honor of Dutch ornithologist Eduard Daniël van Oort.[3]
Geographic range
Lepidodactylus oorti is found on the Banda, Damar, and Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Lepidodactylus oorti is coastal mangrove forest.[4]
Behavior
Diet
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 Ineich, I. (2010). "Lepidodactylus oortii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T178712A7601126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178712A7601126.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Lepidodactylus oorti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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. (Lepidodactylus oortii, p. 195).
- ↑ Iskandar, D; Stubbs, A. (2021). "Lepidodactylus oorti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178712A123637459.en. Accessed on 03 April 2026.
Further reading
- Brongersma, L.D. (1934). "Contributions to Indo-Australian Herpetology". Herpetologische Mededeelingen. 17: 161–251. + Plates I–II. (Gekko oorti, p. 165).
- Brown, W.C.; Parker, F. (1977). "Lizards of the Genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the Islands of the Pacific, with Descriptions of New Species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 41 (8): 253–265. (Lepidodactylus oorti, pp. 261–262).
- Kopstein, "Ph. F." (1926). "Reptilien von den Molukken und den benachbarten Inseln ". Zoologische Mededeelingen 1: 71–112. (Gecko oorti, new species, pp. 77–78). (in German).
- Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha) ". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus oortii, p. 91). (in German).