Aaron Bauer's house gecko
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. aaronbaueri
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| Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008
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Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.[3]
Description
Large for its
snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction
H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Giri, VB (2008). "A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata : Gekkonidae) from Maharashtra, India". Hamadryad. 32: 25–33. (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, new species).