Ross's Calayan gecko (Gekko rossi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Calayan Island in the Philippines.[1]
| Ross's Calayan 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. rossi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gekko rossi | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, rossi, is in honor of herpetologist Charles Andrew "Andy" Ross.[1][2]
Description
editMales of G. rossi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.8 cm (4.3 in). Females are smaller at 10.0 cm (3.9 in) maximum SVL.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gekko rossi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko rossi, p. 226).
Further reading
edit- Brown, Rafe M.; Oliveros, Carl; Siler, Cameron D.; Diesmos, Arvin C. (2009). "Phylogeny of Gekko from the Northern Philippines, and Description of a New Species from Calayan Island". Journal of Herpetology 43 (4): 620–635. (Gekko rossi, new species).