Main's ground gecko
| Main's ground gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Lucasium |
| Species: | L. maini
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| Binomial name | |
| Lucasium maini (Kluge, 1962)
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Main's ground gecko (Lucasium maini ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
L. maini is found in the southern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred habitats of L. maini are arid and semi-arid regions.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Species Lucasium maini at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Lucasium maini, p. 166).
Further reading[edit]
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Kluge AG (1962). "A new species of gekkonid lizard, genus Diplodactylus Gray, from the southern interior of Western Australia". Western Australian Naturalist 8: 97–101. (Diplodactylus maini, new species).
- Oliver, Paul M.; Hutchinson, Mark N.; Cooper, Steven J.B. (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth (Gekkota, Diplodactylidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology 55 (3): 197–210. (Lucasium maini, new combination).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.