Przewalski's wonder gecko explained
Przewalski's wonder gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to East Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, przewalskii, is in honor of Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Mikhailovitch Prjevalsky.[1]
Geographic range
T. przewalskii is found in China and Mongolia.
Habitat
The preferred habitats of T. przewalskii are desert and grassland, at altitudes of 500–.
Reproduction
T. przewalskii is oviparous.
Further reading
- Rösler H (1995). Geckos der Welt – alle Gattungen. Leipzig: Urania Verlag. 256 pp. (Teratoscincus przewalskii, p. 92). (in German).
- Strauch A (1887). "Bemerkungen über die Geckoniden-Sammlung im zoologischen Museum der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ". Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, VIIe Série [= Seventh Series] 35 (2): 1-72. (Teratoscincus przewalskii, new species, pp. 71–72). (in German).
- Zhao E, Adler K (1993). Herpetology of China. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 522 pp. . (Teratoscincus przewalskii, pp. 185, 304).
Notes and References
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