| Russell Train's marble gecko | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Gekko |
| Species: | G. russelltraini |
| Binomial name | |
| Gekko russelltraini Ngo, Bauer, Wood & J. Grismer, 2009 | |
Russell Train's marble gecko (Gekko russelltraini) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, russelltraini, is in honor of American lawyer Russell Errol Train, who was Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund in the USA.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of G. russelltraini are forest and dry caves, at altitudes of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft).
Description
G. russelltraini is moderate-sized for its genus. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7–8.3 cm (2.8–3.3 in).
References
- ^ Milto, K.; Nguyen, N.S. (2018). "Gekko russelltraini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104717986A104718946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104717986A104718946.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Gekko russelltraini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gekko russelltraini, p. 230).
Further reading
- Ngo VT, Bauer AM, Wood PL Jr, Grismer JL (2009). "A new species of Gekko Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Dong Nai Province, Southeastern Vietnam". Zootaxa 2238: 33–42. (Gekko russelltraini, new species).
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| Gekko russelltraini | |
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