Lanyu scaly-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Lepidodactylus |
Species: | L. yami
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Binomial name | |
Lepidodactylus yami Ota
, 1987 |
The Lanyu scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus yami) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Orchid Island (Chinese: 蘭嶼; pinyin: Lán Yǔ), Taiwan.[1][2]
The specific name, yami, is in honor of the Yami people, who is the indigenous group to Orchid Island.[3]
L. yami is oviparous.[2] It gives birth to a specific number of two attached eggs each time during reproduction.[4]