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Hemitheconyx
Sign in to saveHemitheconyx is a genus of geckos. Both species are found in Africa. They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyEublepharidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Eublepharidae
- Collections
- UTA, CM, LSUMZ, NRM, MPM
- Recorded in
- Ghana
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Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos. Both species are found in Africa. They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system.
==Species== There are two recognized species in the genus Hemitheconyx: Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (Duméril, 1851) – (African) fat-tailed gecko Hemitheconyx taylori Parker, 1930 – Taylor's fat-tail(ed) gecko
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