Bicol false gecko
Species of lizard
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The Bicol false gecko (Pseudogekko sumiklab) is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Philippines.[1]
| Bicol false gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Pseudogekko |
| Species: | P. sumiklab |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudogekko sumiklab Siler, Davis, Watters, Freitas, Griffith, Binaday, Lobos Amarga, & Brown, 2017 | |
In fact, P. sumiklab is relatively new and found to be the only known member of the Pseudogekko brevipes species.[2]
Habitat
The Bicol false gecko was discovered at the bank of a stream, in a tree, at low elevation in a part of a secondary growth forest on Luzon Island.[3]