Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. flaviviridis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
Hemidactylus flaviridis Hemidactylus flavoviridis Hemidactylus sericeus Hemidactylus coctaei Boltalia sublevis Boltalia sublaevis Hoplopodion cocteaui Hoplopodion rüppellii Hemidactylus bengaliensis Hemidactylus bengalensis Hemidactylus zolii

Hemidactylus flaviviridis is a species of gecko. It is known as the yellow-belly gecko or northern house gecko.

Distribution[]

Its range includes Egypt (Ismailia, Sinai), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Socotra Island (Yemen), N Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. The type locality is Insel Massaua, Abessinien.e

References[]

• Anderson, J. 1871 A list of the reptilian accession to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from 1865 to 1870, with a description of some new species. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40, part 11(1): 12–39.
• Gray, J. E. 1842 Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. The Zoological Miscellany: 57–59.
• Mahendra, B. C. 1935 Sexual dimorphism in the Indian House-gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis Ruppel. Current Science Bangalore 4, 178–179.
• Rüppell, E. 1835 Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, entdeckt und beschrieben. Amphibien. S. Schmerber, Frankfurt a. M.

External links[]

• Hemidactylus flaviviridis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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