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Reticulated velvet gecko |
Crows Nest, Western Australia Photo © Mark Sanders |
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Hesperoedura reticulata | |||||||
Pronunciation | HESS-per-oh-DURE-ah REE-tick-you-LAH-tah | ||||||
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Etymology |
Hesperoedura: "'western swollen-tail' from the Greek hesperos (western), oed (swollen) and dura (tail), in reference to its restricted distribution in the south-west Australian Biodiversity Hotspot. The generic name is feminine."1
reticulata: 'netted'.2 |
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Other names |
Oedura reticulata
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