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Biogeographical Region:
Oceania  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Pacific Ocean  Search this
Preparation:
Ethanol
Stage:
Juvenile
Place:
Ngermetengel village, ca. 1 km (by road) E of, house at base of hill bearing Japanese heavy artillery emplacements, Ngeremlengui State, Babeldaob Island, Palau Islands, Palau, Oceania, Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
17 Jan 1998
Notes:
Collected 15:50 hrs inside rolled up, dried banana leaf, still hanging on tree. Snout Vent Length: 76 mm. Tail Length: 80 mm. Weight: 4.9 g. Head dull yellow with black speckling, dorsum olive, more yellowish on sides with black markings, including paravertebral stripes. Distal tail blotched white and black. Throat with white blotch, belly pale purple-gray, under tail yellowish with more-or-less median black stripe, becoming white and black distally but not as distinct as on the dorsal tail. Additional data on habitat in field notes.
Record Last Modified:
25 Mar 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Sauria, Gekkoninae
Published Name:
Gekko sp.
Accession Number:
412023
Other Numbers:
Field Number : USNM-FS 221594
USNM Number:
546242
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Amphibians & Reptiles
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da961f7e-454f-4af2-b668-af19e4a74382
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_6538553