Mniarogekko jalu
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Mniarogekko
Species: Mniarogekko jalu
Name
[edit]- Mniarogekko jalu Bauer, Whitaker, Sadlier & Jackman, 2012
- Holotype: MNHN 2012.0211 (formerly AMS R161289), adult male (Fig. 18). Collected 28 May 2002 by A.H. Whitaker and V.A. Whitaker.
- Type locality: New Caledonia, Province Nord, Îles Belep, Île Art, 2 km E Waala, Wênè Côgat, 19°42'46.9" S, 163°39'37.7" E, 230 m.
- Etymology: The Name is derived from the word jâlu, which means spirit (a being from the spirit world) in the Nyêlâyu language which is used in the northern Province Nord from Balade, through Ouégoa, Baie de Harcourt to Arama, and on Balabio and the Îles Belep.
References
[edit]- Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R., Sadlier, R.A. & Whitaker, A.H. 2012. Revision of the giant geckos of New Caledonia (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae: Rhacodactylus). Zootaxa 3404: 1–52. Preview.
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