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Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995) is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995) (Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995))
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Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)

Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)

Goggia hewitti is a small lizard species that is oviparous, laying two eggs under rock flakes.

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Family
Genus
Goggia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Goggia hewitti (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)

Snout-to-vent length

Goggia hewitti can reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28–35 mm (1.1–1.4 in).

Tail length

If the tail is original, it is slightly longer than the snout-to-vent length; if regenerated, it is shorter than the SVL.

Body coloration

The dorsal surface of the body is light brown with darker brown markings, while the ventral surface is pale cream.

Male preanal pores

Males of this species have four preanal pores.

Reproduction mode

Goggia hewitti reproduces via oviparity.

Egg characteristics and deposition

Females lay clutches of two eggs, each measuring 9 mm × 5.5 mm (0.35 in × 0.22 in), and eggs are deposited under rock flakes.

Photo: (c) Courtney Hundermark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Courtney Hundermark · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Goggia

More from Gekkonidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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