Gekko hulk

Gekko hulk
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. hulk
Binomial name
Gekko hulk L. Grismer, Pinto, Quah, Anuar, Cota, McGuire, Iskandar, Wood & J. Grismer, 2022

Gekko hulk is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, hulk, refers to the fictional comic book and film hero "The Incredible Hulk", who is large, green-skinned, muscular, and aggressive like this species.[1]

Description

G. hulk may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 16 cm (6.3 in).[1]

Diet

G. hulk preys upon arthropods and smaller geckos.[1]

Reproduction

G. hulk is oviparous. Clutch size is two to three eggs.[1]

References

1. Gekko hulk at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

• Grismer LL, del Pinto L, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Cota M, McGuire JA, Iskandar DT, Wood PL Jr, Grismer JL (2022). "Phylogenetic and multivariate analyses of Gekko smithii Gray, 1842 recover a new species from Peninsular Malaysia and support the resurrection of G. albomaculatus (Giebel, 1861) from Sumatra". Vertebrate Zoology 72: 47–80. (Gekko hulk, new species).