Gehyra arnhemica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gehyra |
| Species: | G. arnhemica
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| Gehyra arnhemica | |
The East Arnhem Land gehyra (Gehyra arnhemica) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Northern Territory of Australia.[1][2] It was first described in 2020. The same paper which described Gehyra arnhemica also described five other species of Gehyra.[3]
Etymology
The epithet arnhemica refers to the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory, to which the species is endemic.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gehyra arnhemica at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Gehyra arnhemica". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Paul M. Oliver; Audrey Miranda Prasetya; Leonardo G Tedeschi; Jessica Fenker; Ryan J Ellis; Paul Doughty; Craig Moritz (27 January 2020). "Crypsis and convergence: integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia". PeerJ. 8: 1-56 [25]. doi:10.7717/PEERJ.7971. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6991128. PMID 32025362. Wikidata Q89559443.