Mell's gecko (Gekko melli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to China.
| Mell's gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. melli
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| Binomial name | |
| Gekko melli (T. Vogt, 1922)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, melli, is in honor of a Mr. Mell of the Natural History Museum, Berlin.[2]
Geographic range edit
G. melli is found in northeastern Guangdong Province and southern Jiangxi Province. Both provinces are in southern China.[1]
Description edit
Medium-sized for its genus, G. melli has an average snout-to vent length (SVL) of 7.25 cm (2.85 in). Its colour pattern is very variable. Unlike most species of its genus, it lacks dorsal tubercles.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Gekko melli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Vogt (1922), p. 135.
Further reading edit
- Rösler H, Tiedemann F (2007). "Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 and its types (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 83 (S1): 105–108.
- Vogt T (1922). "Zur Reptilien- und Amphibienfauna Südchinas ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 88A (10): 135–146. (Gecko melli, new species, p. 136). (in German).
- Yang J-H, Wang Y-Y, Zhang T-D, Sun Y-J, Lin S-S (2012). "Genetic and morphological evidence on the species validity of Gekko melli Vogt, 1922 with notes on its diagnosis and range extension (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Zootaxa 3505: 67–74.