Main's ground gecko

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

Main's ground gecko
Lucasium maini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

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]