Hemitheconyx

Hemitheconyx
African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Eublepharidae
Genus: Hemitheconyx
Stejneger, 1893

Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos.[1][2] Both species are found in Africa.[3][4] They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system.[5]

Species

There are two recognized species in the genus Hemitheconyx:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hemitheconyx at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hemitheconyx Stejneger, 1893". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ Penner, J.; Rödel , M.-O.; Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G. (2013). "Hemitheconyx caudicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T203830A2771717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203830A2771717.en. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ Spawls, S. (2021). "Hemitheconyx taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T203831A2771724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T203831A2771724.en. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ Bragg, Wendy; Fawcett, James (March 2000). "Nest-site selection in two eublepharid gecko species with temperature-dependent sex determination and one with genotypic sex determination". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 69 (3): 319–332. doi:10.1006/bijl.1999.0359.
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