Grant's leaf-toed gecko
Grant's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus granti ) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Socotra.[2]
| Grant's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. granti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus granti Boulenger, 1899 | |
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Usually it can be found camouflaging at rocky areas, for example cliffs, and mountain peaks.
Etymology
The specific name, granti, is in honor of Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant.[3]
References
- Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Hemidactylus granti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199724A9123061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199724A9123061.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Hemidactylus granti 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. ("Grant, W.R.O.", p. 106).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1899). "The Expedition to Sokotra: II. Descriptions of the New Species of Reptiles". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 2: 4–7. (Hemidactylus granti, new species, p. 4).
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