Ross's Calayan gecko

Ross's Calayan gecko (Gekko rossi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Calayan Island in the Philippines.

Etymology The specific name, rossi, is in honor of herpetologist Charles Andrew "Andy" Ross.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Gekko rossi, p. 226).

Description Males of G. rossi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Females are smaller at maximum SVL.

References

Further reading Brown, Rafe M.; Oliveros, Carl; Siler, Cameron D.; Diesmos, Arvin C. (2009). "Phylogeny of Gekko from the Northern Philippines, and Description of a New Species from Calayan Island". Journal of Herpetology 43 (4): 620–635. (Gekko rossi, new species).