Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Diplodactylus
Species:
D. kenneallyi
Binomial name
Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Storr, 1988
Synonyms[1]
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    Storr, 1988
  • Manwellisaurus kenneallyi
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Diplodactylus kenneallyi
    — Kluge, 1993

Diplodactylus kenneallyi, sometimes called commonly Kenneally's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, kenneallyi, is in honor of Australian botanist Kevin Francis Kenneally (born 1945).[2]

Geographic range

D. kenneallyi is found in the state of Western Australia.[1]

Reproduction

D. kenneallyi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Diplodactylus kenneallyi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. ^ 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. (Diplodactylus kenneallyi, p. 139).

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