Gekko verreauxi
| Gekko verreauxi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. verreauxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko verreauxi Tytler, 1865 | |
Gekko verreauxi is a species of gecko found in the Andaman Islands of India. Verreauxi is one of the world's largest gecko reaching a length of more than a foot. These geckos are commonly found on trees, tree logs and crop fields.
A Gekko verreauxi guards a clutch of eggs
A closer look at the eye of a Gekko verreauxi
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References
- Tytler, R. C. 1865 Observations on a few species of geckos alive in the possession of the author. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 33 [1864]:535-548.
- Vesely,M. 1999 A note on the morphology and natural history of Gekko verreauxi TYTLER 1864. Senckenbergiana Biol. 79 (1): 95-99