Perochirus guentheri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Perochirus |
Species: | P. guentheri
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Binomial name | |
Perochirus guentheri Boulenger, 1885
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Perochirus guentheri, also known commonly as Gunther's tropical gecko and the Vanuatu saw-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vanuatu.[2]
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British zoologist Albert Günther.[3]
P. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 7 cm (2.8 in).[2]
P. guentheri is known from only four specimens, collected over a span of more than 100 years. The most recent was collected inside a tent in a lumber camp; so the preferred natural habitat of this species is probably forest. The other three specimens have no associated habitat data.[1][2]