USGS · 70035219
Polydactyly in the central pacific gecko, Lepidodactylus sp. (Squamata: Gekkonidae)
Abstract
We report the first known case of naturally occurring polydactyly in a gekkotan lizard. A single individual from Palmyra Atoll exhibited a triplication of digit III of the m hand. No obvious teratogenic sources are present on the atoll and the causal factors of polydactyly in Lepidodactylus sp. remain unknown.
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A.M. Bauer, S.A. Hathaway, Robert N. Fisher. 2009. Polydactyly in the central pacific gecko, Lepidodactylus sp. (Squamata: Gekkonidae). https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70035219
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