Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea
Familia: Gekkonidae
Subfamilia: Gekkoninae
Genus: Dixonius
Species: Dixonius aaronbaueri
Name
Dixonius aaronbaueri Ngo & Ziegler, 2009
Type locality: Binh Tien forest station, Ninh Hai District, Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam, 11°46’N 109°11E, 4–5 m elevation.
Holotype: UNS 0284, adult male.
References
Ngo Van Tri & Thomas Ziegler (2009) A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution, 85(1): 117–125. abstract
Vernacular names
English: Aaron Bauer’s Leaf-toed Gecko
Bauer's leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honor of American herpetologist Aaron M. Bauer [fr].[2][3]
Geographic range
D. aaronbaueri is found in southern Vietnam, in Binh Thuan Province and Ninh Thuan Province.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. aaronbaueri are forest and sand dunes, at altitudes from sea level to 5 m (16 ft), but it has also been found in plantations.[1]
Description
D. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of D. aaronbaueri has not been ascertained.[2]
References
Nguyen, N.S.; Milto, K.; Golynsky, E. (2018). "Dixonius aaronbaueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T169689A110757863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169689A110757863.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Dixonius aaronbaueri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2021.
Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, p. 19).
Further reading
Geissler P, Krohn AR, Rennert D (2011). "Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927". Russian Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 317–324.
Ngo VT, Ziegler T (2009). "A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution 85 (1): 117–125. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, new species).
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