Hemidactylus barbierii
| Hemidactylus barbierii | |
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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. barbierii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus barbierii | |
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 Francesco Barbieri (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
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
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 16).
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus barbierii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Sindaco R, Razzetti E, Ziliani U, Wasonga V, Carugati C, Fasola M (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).
- ISBN 978-1472935618. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 86).