Guinea leaf-toed gecko
| Guinea leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. muriceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemidactylus intestinalis Werner, 1897 | |
The Guinea leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus muriceus) is a species of gecko. It is found in West Africa between Guinea in the west and Nigeria east, and further east and south in Central Africa, in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] The Reptile Database also includes the Central African Republic as possible extension of its range.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chirio, L.; Luiselli, L.; Trape, J.-F.; Segniagbeto, G.; Bauer, A.M.; LeBreton, M.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Hemidactylus muriceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T203846A2771822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T203846A2771822.en. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus muriceus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 February 2022.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hemidactylus
- Geckos of Africa
- Reptiles of West Africa
- Fauna of Benin
- Reptiles of Cameroon
- Vertebrates of the Central African Republic
- Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Reptiles of Gabon
- Fauna of Guinea
- Fauna of Ivory Coast
- Fauna of Liberia
- Reptiles of Nigeria
- Reptiles of the Republic of the Congo
- Fauna of Togo
- Reptiles described in 1870
- Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
- Hemidactylus stubs