Hemidactylus yerburii
Hemidactylus yerburyi, also known as Yerbury's gecko or Yerburi's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found on the southern Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Populations reported from Africa are based on misidentifications (Hemidactylus macropholis) or have been elevated from subspecies to full species rank, namely Hemidactylus pauciporosus.[2] Hemidactylus yerburyi is named after Colonel Yerbury who saw and/or collected the species.[2]
| Hemidactylus yerburii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. yerburii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus yerburii Anderson, 1895 | |
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| Hemidactylus yerburii distribution. The African part of the range is no longer included in this species. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemidactylus yerburyi Anderson, 1895 – unjustified emendation | |
Hemidactylus yerburyi, in the sense of including African populations no longer included in this species, occurs in a wide range of habitats from rocky desert areas to well vegetated habitats, including lowland deciduous forest and shrubland, and also occurs on buildings in settlements. It is found from the sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) asl.[1]
References
- Anderson, S.C. (2010). "Hemidactylus yerburyii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178668A7591952. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Hemidactylus yerburii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2020.