Darwin's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. darwini
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus darwini
Taylor, 1942
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Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos. [2]
The specific name, darwini, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. darwini is shrubland. [1]
Darwin's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Phyllodactylus |
Species: | P. darwini
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Binomial name | |
Phyllodactylus darwini
Taylor, 1942
|
Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini) is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos. [2]
The specific name, darwini, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. darwini is shrubland. [1]