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Main's ground gecko

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Main's ground gecko (Lucasium maini) is a species of gecko endemic to Australia.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Gekkota
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Main's ground gecko
Lucasium maini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Diplodactylidae
Genus: Lucasium
Species:
L. maini
Binomial name
Lucasium maini
(Kluge, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplodactylus maini
    Kluge, 1962
  • Turnerdactylus maini
    — Wells & Wellington, 1989
  • Lucasium maini
    — Oliver et al., 2007
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Etymology

The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main.[3]

Geographic range

L. maini is found in the southern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of L. maini are savanna and shrubland,[1] in arid and semi-arid regions.[2]

Reproduction

L. maini is oviparous.[2]

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