Aaron Bauer's house gecko

Aaron Bauer's house gecko (Hemidactylus aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India.^[2]

Aaron Bauer's house gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. aaronbaueri
Binomial name
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honour of American herpetologist Aaron Matthew Bauer.^[3]

Description

Large for its genus, H. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in).^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. aaronbaueri is rocky outcrops in forest, at altitudes of 250–1,000 m (820–3,280 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

H. aaronbaueri is oviparous.^[2]