Yantarogekko balticus Bauer et al. 2005 (gecko)

Reptilia - Squamata - Gekkonidae

Full reference: A. M. Bauer, W. Böhme, and W. Weitschat. 2005. An Early Eocene gecko from Baltic amber and its implications for the evolution of gecko adhesion. Journal of Zoology 265:327-332

Belongs to Yantarogekko according to A. M. Bauer et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GAM 1400, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Samland Peninsula Gekko Amber, which is in an Eocene terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Samland Peninsula Gekko Amber

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