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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Uruguay;
Type locality: Port Desire. macrocephala: Argentina (Salta, El Quebrachal)
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Homonota darwinii

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Homonota darwinii, also known commonly as Darwin's marked gecko or the prickly gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. darwinii are grassland, shrubland, and forest.[1]

Reproduction

H. darwinii is oviparous.[1][2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Homonota darwinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56234119A56234126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56234119A56234126.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Homonota darwinii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael, Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Homonota darwinii, p. 65).
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Homonota darwinii: Brief Summary

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Homonota darwinii, also known commonly as Darwin's marked gecko or the prickly gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina. There are two recognized subspecies.

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