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Batan scaly-toed gecko

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Batan scaly-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lepidodactylus
Species:
L. balioburius
Binomial name
Lepidodactylus balioburius
Ota & Crombie, 1989

The Batan scaly-toed gecko (Lepidodactylus balioburius) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

Recent developments in the field of phylogeny have led to the discovery of many species such as Lepidodactylus balioburius, which originate in Batan, Philippines. Some scientists believe that Lepidodactylus balioburius and another species in the Lepidodactylus genus, Lepidodactylus yami, are closely related based on phenotypes, or observable traits. [3][2]

References

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  1. ^ Afuang, L.; Brown, R.; Gonzalez, J.C. (2009). "Lepidodactylus balioburius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169877A6685286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169877A6685286.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lepidodactylus balioburius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Eliades, S. J., Brown, R. M., Huang, W. S., & Siler, C. D. (2021). Taxonomic Revision of Scaly-toed Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Lepidodactylus) in the Northern Philippines, with Descriptions of Four New Species. Herpetological Monographs, 35(1), 90-111.