Hemidactylus mandebensis
| Hemidactylus mandebensis | |
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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. mandebensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus mandebensis Šmíd et al., 2015[1]
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Hemidactylus mandebensis is a species of
Hemidactylus robustus species group.[1]
Etymology
The specific name mandebensis refers to Bab-el-Mandeb strait, close to which the species is found.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
This species is known from two nearby localities in the mountainous southwestern Yemen at elevations of 1,182–1,253 m (3,878–4,111 ft)
above sea level. The specimens were observed at night climbing rock faces by irrigated fields. They were found in sympatry with several other gecko species from the genera Hemidactylus, Ptyodactylus, and Pristurus.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Hemidactylus mandebensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 August 2016.
Further reading
- Šmíd, Jiří; Shobrak, Mohammed; Wilms, Thomas; Joger, Ulrich; Carranza, Salvador (2016). "Endemic diversification in the mountains: genetic, morphological, and geographical differentiation of the Hemidactylus geckos in southwestern Arabia". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 17: 267–285. .