Bauer's leaf-toed gecko

Bauer's leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]

Bauer's leaf-toed gecko
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Dixonius
Species:
D. aaronbaueri
Binomial name
Dixonius aaronbaueri
Ngo [vi] & Ziegler [de], 2009

Etymology

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The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer.[2][3]

Geographic range

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D. aaronbaueri is found in southern Vietnam, in Binh Thuan Province and Ninh Thuan Province.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of D. aaronbaueri are forest and sand dunes, at altitudes from sea level to 5 m (16 ft), but it has also been found in plantations.[1]

Description

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D. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of D. aaronbaueri has not been ascertained.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Dixonius aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T169689A110757863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169689A110757863.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dixonius aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, p. 19).

Further reading

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  • Geissler P, Krohn AR, Rennert D (2011). "Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927". Russian Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 317–324.
  • Ngo VT, Ziegler T (2009). "A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution 85 (1): 117–125. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, new species).