Gekko horsfieldii

Gekko horsfieldii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Gekko
Species:	G. horsfieldii
Binomial name
	Gekko horsfieldii; (Gray, 1827)
Synonyms[2]
	Pteropleura horsfieldii ; Gray, 1827; Platydactylus horsfieldii ; — Fitzinger, 1843; Ptychozoon homalocephala ; Gray, 1845; Ptychozoon horsfieldii ; — F. Müller, 1892; Gekko (Ptychozoon) horsfieldii ; — Wood et al., 2019;

Gekko horsfieldii, also known commonly as Horsfield's flying gecko, Horsfield's gliding gecko, and Horsfield's parachute gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Asia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, horsfieldii, is in honor of American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.[3]

Geographic range

G. horsfieldii is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sarawak, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. horsfieldii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]

Description

G. horsfieldii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in).[4]

Diet

G. horsfieldii preys upon small insects.[4]

Reproduction

G. horsfieldii is oviparous.[2] The adult female lays a clutch of two eggs. Each egg measures 13.7 by 11.9 mm (0.54 by 0.47 in).[4]

References

McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D.; Grismer, L. (2018). "Gekko horsfieldii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178723A100916757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178723A100916757.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Gekko horsfieldii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 126).
Das I (2006). Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 104).

Gray JE (1827). "A Synopsis of the Genera of Saurian Reptiles in which some new Genera are indicated, and others reviewed by actual Examination". Philosophical Magazine, New Series, London 2: 54–58. (Pteropleura horsfieldii, new species, p. 56).
Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii).
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 107). (in German).
Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 119).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] McGuire, J.; Iskandar, D.; Grismer, L. (2018). "Gekko horsfieldii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178723A100916757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178723A100916757.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Gekko horsfieldii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[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. (Ptychozoon horsfieldi, p. 126).

[Das-4] Das I (2006). Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Ptychozoon horsfieldii, p. 104).