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Continent: Africa
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
Type locality: On the rock cliffs near Ghatghar, Taluka Junnar, District Pune, Maharashtra, India (19°1728 N, 73°4036 E; 248 m elevation)
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Aaron Bauer's house gecko

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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 genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).[2] H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.[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]

References

  1. ^ a b Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B (2013). "Hemidactylus aaronbaueri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T194103A2299026. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T194103A2299026.en. Downloaded on 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Hemidactylus aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri, p. 19).
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Aaron Bauer's house gecko: Brief Summary

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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.

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