Species of lizard
The Rotuman forest gecko (Lepidodactylus gardineri), also known commonly as the Rotuma forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Rotuma Island, Fiji.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, gardineri, is in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. gardineri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 256 m (840 ft).[1]
Behavior
L. gardineri is arboreal. It is found in dead tree branches, both beneath the bark and in termite galleries.[1]
Reproduction
L. gardineri is oviparous.[2]
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1897). "On the Reptiles of Rotuma Island, Polynesia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 20: 306–307. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, new species, pp. 306–307).
- Brown WC, Parker F (1977). "Lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and the islands of the Pacific, with description of new species". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 41 (8): 253–265. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, pp. 256, 258).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lepidodactylus gardineri, p. 91). (in German).
- Zug GR (1991). "The lizards of Fiji: Natural history and systematics". Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 2: 1–136.