Socotra 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. forbesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus forbesii Boulenger, 1899
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The Socotra leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus forbesii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Abd al-Kuri in the Socotra archipelago.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, forbesii, is in honor of Henry Ogg Forbes, who was a Scottish explorer and naturalist.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of H. forbesii is the intertidal zone.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]H. forbesii is oviparous.[1][2] Eggs are laid in rock crevices or under stones.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Hemidactylus forbesii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199723A9122942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199723A9122942.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hemidactylus forbesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus forbesii, p. 91).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1899). "The Expedition to Sokotra. II. Descriptions of the New Species of Reptiles". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 2 (1): 4–7. (Hemidactylus forbesii, new species, p. 5).
- Garcia-Porta J, Morales HE, Gómez-Díaz E, Sindaco R, Carranza S (2016). "Patterns of diversification in islands: a comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 288–299.
- Rösler H, Wranik W (2000). "Die Geckofauna des Sokotra-Archipels (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Gekkota 2: 20–27. (in German).
- Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.