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Bougainville's Scaly-toed Gecko
Lepidodactylus mutahi
Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus mutahi ) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Bougainville Island.
From the article Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of Lepidodactylus mutahi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.7–5.6 centimetres (1.5–2.2 in). Adult males have a continuous series of 29–34 femoral/preanal/femoral pores extending almost from knee to knee.
Range & habitat
The natural habitat of Lepidodactylus mutahi is forest, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as gardens and banana plantations.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, mutahi, refers to the Mutahi area in northeastern Bougainville Island.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34349.