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Crombie's wall gecko

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Crombie's wall gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Phyllodactylidae
Genus: Tarentola
Species:
T. crombiei
Binomial name
Tarentola crombiei
Díaz & Hedges, 2008

Crombie's wall gecko (Tarentola crombiei), also known commonly as the Oriente tuberculate gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, crombiei, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Ian Crombie.[3]

Geographic range

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T. crombiei is found along the southeastern coast of Cuba in Granma Province, Guantánamo Province, and Santiago de Cuba Province.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of T. crombiei is dry forest.[1]

Description

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T. crombiei is small for its genus, with a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57.8 mm (2.28 in).[2]

Diet

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T. crombiei preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction

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T. crombiei is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is only one egg, which is fusiform and nonadhesive.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Fong, A. (2017). "Tarentola crombiei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13152133A13152135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13152133A13152135.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Tarentola crombiei 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. (Tarentola crombiei, p. 62).

Further reading

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  • Díaz LM, Hedges SB (2008). "A new gecko of the genus Tarentola (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Eastern Cuba". Zootaxa 1743: 53–61. (Tarentola crombiei, new species).