Hemidactylus ituriensis
| Hemidactylus ituriensis | |
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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. ituriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus ituriensis Schmidt, 1919
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemidactylus fasciatus ituriensis – Loveridge, 1947 | |
Hemidactylus ituriensis (common name Ituri leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko. As currently known, it is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,[1][2] although its true range probably extends eastwards to Uganda and Kenya.[2][3] It belongs to the "Hemidactylus fasciatus species group".[3]
Hemidactylus ituriensis can grow to 89 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length and about 162 mm (6.4 in) in total length.[3] It is locally common in tropical moist forest at elevations above 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kusamba, C. (2021). "Hemidactylus ituriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124309910A124309949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124309910A124309949.en. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus ituriensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Wagner, Philipp; Leaché, Adam D. & Fujita, Matthew K. (June 2014). "Description of four new West African forest geckos of the Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842 complex, revealed by coalescent species delimitation". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (1): 1–14.