Aaron Bauer's house gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Hemidactylus |
Species: | H. aaronbaueri
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Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri
Giri, 2008
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Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. [2]
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer. [3]
Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in). [2]
The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft). [1]
H. aaronbaueri is oviparous. [2]