Gehyra fehlmanni, also known commonly as Fehlmann's dtella or Fehlmann's four-clawed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, fehlmanni, is in honor of American ichthyologist .
Geographic range
G. fehlmanni is found in Thailand and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of G. fehlmanni are forest and rocky areas.
Description
Not a large gecko, G. fehlmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length of , and a total length (including tail) of about .
Behavior
G. fehlmanni is terrestrial and nocturnal.
Reproduction
G. fehlmanni is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- , (2008). [Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (in Russian).
- , , (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. (hardcover), (paperback).
- , (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. . (Gehyra fehlmanni, p. 229). (in German).
- Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43: 209âÂÂ263. (Peropus fehlmanni, new species, pp. 221âÂÂ224, Figure 5).