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Gongylus

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Gongylus is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, at least one species (Gongylus gongylodes) is kept as a pet by hobbyists. Males of the species are capable of flight.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Gongylus is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Mantodea, Empusidae and Animalia.

It sits within the topics Empusidae and Mantis genera.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Ocellated Bronze Skink

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderMantodea
  5. FamilyEmpusidae
Observations2,048

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Family
Scincidae
Collections
MNHN, UPS, TAMU
Recorded in
Australie, Sri Lanka

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Gongylus is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, at least one species (Gongylus gongylodes) is kept as a pet by hobbyists. Males of the species are capable of flight.

The Greek word () means 'round'.

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