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Werner's Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus elisae
Asaccus elisae, common name Werner's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It lives at altitudes ranging from 150 metres to 1,000 metres above sea level. It is found in southern Turkey, southeastern Anatolia, (in only a few areas on the Euphrates River valley), to the eastern part of Syria only in Abu Kamal and Al Salhyeh. Its northernmost range is eastern and northern parts of Iraq, and to western Iran. This species prefers rocky habitats...
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Description
A. elisae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.7 cm (2.2 in). It has strongly keeled dorsal tubercles. The tail, which is thin, is longer than SVL.
Range & habitat
A. elisae is found in southern Turkey (southeastern Anatolia; in only a few areas on the Euphrates River valley) and southeastward to the eastern part of Syria (known only from Abu Kamal and Al Salhyeh) to eastern and northern parts of Iraq and to western Iran.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
A. elisae is oviparous. Each adult female lays at least two clutches per year. Each clutch contains one or two eggs.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific name, elisae (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of a woman or girl named Elisa, perhaps Franz Werner's wife or daughter; unfortunately, in the original description, he did not specify.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33544.