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Megan Cook

Honors Biology Period 4

Animal Classification:

Geckolepis megalepis

Classification

Domain: Eukarya (an organism with enclosed nucleus)

Kingdom: Animalia (multicellular eukaryotic organism)

Phylum: Chordata (an animal that posses a notochord)

Class: Reptilia (an animal with a vertbrate, special skin, and cold blooded)

Order:Squamata (Scaled reptile)

Family: Gekkonidae (gecko)

Genus: Geckolepis (fish scale gecko)

Species: G. megalepis

“Fish-Scaled Gecko Avoids Danger by Actively Shedding Its Scales and Skin.” 2 New Things, 2 New Things, 2newthings.com/fish-scaled-gecko-avoids-danger-actively-shedding-scales-skin/.

General Information

Scientific Name: animalia chordata reptilia squamata gekkonidae geckolepis G. megalepis

Common Name: Large-scaled fish scale gecko

Habitat/Niche: Found in humid and littoral forests (trees)

https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/02/geckolepis-megalepis.html?m=1

How They Are Surviving

How They Are Surviving

Food source: Small insects, small rodents and even hatchling geckos

Reproduction: Sexual (lays eggs)

Endangered or extinct status: Considered a "Least Concern"

Current population: Not known according to Red List

Interesting Facts

Defense Mechanism

To escape predators, these geckos shed their scales. It regrows in a couple of weeks.

Interesting Facts

Glaw, Frank. “A Fish-Scaled Geckolepis Megalepis Rests on a Branch. Right: G. Megalepis after Losing Its Scales.” PBS News Hour, NewsHour Productions LLC., 7 Feb. 2017, www.pbs.org/newshour/science/fish-scaled-gecko-rips-off-skin.

Works Cited

“Fish-Scaled Gecko Avoids Danger by Actively Shedding Its Scales and Skin.” 2 New

Things, 2 New Things, 2newthings.com/fish-scaled-gecko-avoids-danger-actively-shedding-scales-

“Geckolepis Maculata .” Dromaius Novaehollandiae (Common Emu), International Union

for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources., www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/178319/0.

“Geckolepis Megalepis.” WikiVividly, wikivividly.com/wiki/Geckolepis_megalepis.

Glaw, Frank. “A Fish-Scaled Geckolepis Megalepis Rests on a Branch. Right: G. Megalepis

after Losing Its Scales.” PBS News Hour, NewsHour Productions LLC., 7 Feb. 2017, www.pbs.org/newshour/science/fish-scaled-gecko-rips-off-skin.

https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/02/geckolepis-megalepis.html?m=1/.

“What Do Geckos Eat?” What Do Lizards Eat? - Lizard Food and Feeding Habits,

RodentPro.com, www.rodentpro.com/qpage_what-do-geckos-eat.asp.

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