| Dierogekko thomaswhitei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Diplodactylidae |
| Genus: | Dierogekko |
| Species: | D. thomaswhitei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dierogekko thomaswhitei Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & A. Whitaker, 2006 | |
Dierogekko thomaswhitei, also known commonly as White's nimble gecko and the Taom striped gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
Etymology
The specific name, thomaswhitei, is in honor of "Dr. Thomas White".
Geographic range
D. thomaswhitei is found on the island of Grande Terre, in North Province, New Caledonia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. thomaswhitei are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft).
Description
Relatively large for its genus, D. thomaswhitei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).
Reproduction
D. thomaswhitei is oviparous.
References
- ^ Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Dierogekko thomaswhitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176150A123250842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176150A123250842.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dierogekko thomaswhitei, p. 284).
- ^ Species Dierogekko thomaswhitei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Jackman T, Sadlier RA, Whitaker AH (2006). "A Revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae), a Clade of New Caledonian Geckos Exhibiting Microendemism". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57 (18): 503–547. (Dierogekko thomaswhitei, new species, pp. 515–518, Figures 10–13).
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