Hemidactylus barbierii

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hemidactylus barbierii

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. barbierii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus barbierii
, & , 2007

Hemidactylus barbierii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.

Etymology[]

The specific name, barbierii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist (1944–2001).[2]

Geographic range[]

H. barbierii is found in the area east of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of H. barbierii is savanna.[1]

Description[]

H. barbierii is medium-sized for its genus. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in). Females are somewhat larger, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) SVL.[3]

Reproduction[]

H. barbierii is oviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Hemidactylus barbierii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18487572A18487580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18487572A18487580.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 16).
  3. ^ a b c Hemidactylus barbierii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading[]

  • , , , , , (2007). "A new species of Hemidactylus from Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica 2 (1): 37–48. ("Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti and Ziliani", new species, p. 39). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
  • , , , (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 86).



This article about a Hemidactylus is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""