Английская Википедия:Elasmodactylus tetensis

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Elasmodactylus tetensis, commonly known as the Tete thick-toed gecko or Zambezi thick-toed gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to East Africa.[1][2]

Description

E. tetensis, unlike any other species in the genus Elasmodactylus, is very large, and males have 8-14 preanal pores.[3]

Geographic range & habitat

E. tetensis is found in Mopane bushveld in the Zambezi river valley from Lake Kariba to Tete. There is a disjunct population in southern Tanzania.[1][2]

Behaviour

E. tetensis is a highly gregarious species and often roosts side by side with numerous other individuals during the day in rock cracks or hollow tree trunks like hollow baobab trees.[1]

They are nocturnal insectivores but may forage within a short distance of their roost during daylight. Once it is dark, they extend the territory they patrol in search of arthropods.Шаблон:Citation needed

Reproduction

Sexually mature females lay two eggs at a time but can produce several clutches a season depending on food supply.Шаблон:Citation needed

Subspecies

There is an isolated population in southern Tanzania in similar habitat that is very likely a subspecies or another species forming a complex with tetensis.Шаблон:Citation needed

References

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Further reading

  • Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Pachydactylus tetensis, p. 261).
  • Loveridge A. 1953. "Zoological Results of a Fifth Expedition to East Africa. III. Reptiles from Nyasaland and Tete". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 110 (3): 142–322. (Pachydactylus tetensis, new species, pp. 175–176 + Plate 5, figure 3).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Drewes, Robert C. 2006. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Princeton Pocket Guides. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 240 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок IUCN не указан текст
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  3. Branch, 2004.