Bauer's leaf-toed gecko (Dixonius aaronbaueri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, aaronbaueri, is in honor of American herpetologist .
Geographic range
D. aaronbaueri is found in southern Vietnam, in Binh Thuan Province and Ninh Thuan Province.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of D. aaronbaueri are forest and sand dunes, at altitudes from sea level to , but it has also been found in plantations.
Description
D. aaronbaueri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost .
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of D. aaronbaueri has not been ascertained.
References
Further reading
Geissler P, Krohn AR, Rennert D (2011). "Herpetofaunal Records in Coastal Dune Areas, Binh Thuan Province, Southern Vietnam, with the Rediscovery of Oligodon macrurus Angel, 1927". Russian Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 317–324. Ngo VT, Ziegler T (2009). "A new species of Dixonius from Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam (Squamata, Gekkonidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution 85 (1): 117–125. (Dixonius aaronbaueri, new species).
Dixonius
Reptiles of Vietnam
Endemic fauna of Vietnam
Reptiles described in 2009
Taxa named by Thomas Ziegler (zoologist)