Hemidactylus principensis
| Hemidactylus principensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. principensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus principensis Miller, Sellas, Drewes, 2012[1]
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Hemidactylus principensis is a species of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] The species was named by , and in 2012, when it was split from Hemidactylus greeffii, native to nearby larger island of São Tomé.[2] It was observed on a beach below São Joaquim.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus principensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 October 2018.
- ^ E.C. Miller; A.B. Sellas; R.C. Drewes (2012). "A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa with comments on the African-Atlantic clade of Hemidactylus geckos". African Journal of Herpetology. 61 (1): 40–57. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.666680.
Categories:
- Hemidactylus
- Fauna of Príncipe
- Endemic vertebrates of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Reptiles described in 2012
- Hemidactylus stubs