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of the common

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

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Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), tokay ge ...

. It has 189 described

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, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the

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regions of the world, extending into the

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parts of

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and

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. They excel in colonizing

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ic islands by

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, and are for example found across most of

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. In some

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es,

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. The species are typically known as house geckos, due to their readiness to adapt to and coexist with humans, and can be easily encountered in human habitations. This genus was originally established by

Lorenz Oken Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss (german: Okenfuß) in Bohlsbach (now part of Offenburg), Ortenau, Baden, and studied natural history and ...

in 1817 for the species at that time known as ''Hemidactylus tuberculosus'', and now described as the

tropical house gecko The tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko (''Hemidactylus mabouia'') is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean ...

(''Hemidactylus mabouia''). This species is closely related to the genus ''

Gehyra ''Gehyra'' is a genus of geckos in the family ''Gekkonidae''. They are known as web-toed geckos or dtellas, and most species within the genus bear close resemblance to geckos from the genus ''Hemidactylus''. Geographic range ''Gehyra'' specie ...

'', which belongs to the same family in Gekkonidae.

Evolution

The origin of the genus ''Hemidactylus'' is still unclear as the higher level phylogeny is not well resolved. Moreover, much of the diversity in this group still remains to be discovered.

Feces

A house gecko will usually confine its excretions to one area of a house. This is sometimes considered a nuisance by home owners, and may stain certain surfaces. The feces are approximately five (5) millimeters in length, two (2) millimeters wide, and dark brown (almost black) in color.

Description

The

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lepidosis is either uniform or heterogeneous. The pupil of the eye is vertical. Males have pre-anal or

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s. Each finger or toe has a slender

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clawed

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, angularly bent and rising from within the extremity of the dilated portion. Boulenger, G.A. (1890). ''

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. Reptilia and Batrachia''. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Genus ''Hemidactylus'', p. 82)
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The fingers and toes are free, or more or less webbed, and dilated; underneath they bear two rows of

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in a pattern resembling a

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. This leads to their other and more ambiguous common name, " leaf-toed geckos", used mainly for species from

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and its surroundings to prevent confusion with the many "leaf-toed"

Gekkota Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

not in ''Hemidactylus''. Gecko feet

Some members of the genus, such as ''H. platyurus'', are able to run

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ly across water by a partially

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-dependent mechanism distinct from the

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gait of basilisks.

Communication

Like many other gecko species, species in the genus ''Hemidactylus'' are able to communicate with distinct vocalizations. Depending on the species, their vocalizations range from quiet clicks to short squeaks and chirps. For example, the Asian

common house gecko The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are nocturn ...

(''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is notable for its distinctive chirping.

Species

*'' Hemidactylus aaronbaueri'' Giri, 2008 – Aaron Bauer's house gecko *''

Hemidactylus acanthopholis ''Hemidactylus acanthopholis'' is a species of house geckos from the Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by populatio ...

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& Sanap, 2014 *'' Hemidactylus achaemenidicus'' *'' Hemidactylus adensis'' Šmíd et al., 2014 *'' Hemidactylus aemulus'' Kumar, Srinivasulu, & Srinivasulu, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus afarensis'' – Afar gecko *'' Hemidactylus agrius'' Vanzolini, 1978 – country leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus albituberculatus'' Trape, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus albivertebralis '' Trape & Böhme, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus albofasciatus'' Grandison &

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, 1963 – white-striped viper gecko *'' Hemidactylus albopunctatus'' Loveridge, 1947 – white-spotted gecko, white-spotted leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus alfarraji'' Šmid, Shobrak, Wilms, Joger & Carranza, 2016 *'' Hemidactylus alkiyumii'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus angulatus'' Hallowell, 1854 *'' Hemidactylus ansorgii'' Boulenger, 1901 – Nigerian leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus aporus'' Boulenger, 1906 – Annobon leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus aquilonius''

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, 2007 *'' Hemidactylus arnoldi''

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, 1978 – Arnold's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus asirensis'' Šmid, Shobrak, Wilms, Joger, & Carranza, 2016 *'' Hemidactylus awashensis'' Šmíd et al., 2014 *'' Hemidactylus barbierii''

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, Razzetti & Ziliani, 2007 *'' Hemidactylus barbouri'' Loveridge, 1942 – Barbour’s leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus barodanus'' Boulenger, 1901 – enigmatic gecko *'' Hemidactylus bavazzanoi'' Lanza, 1978 – Somali banded gecko, Bavazzano’s gecko *'' Hemidactylus bayonii''

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, 1893 – Barboza's leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus benguellensis The Benguela house gecko (''Hemidactylus benguellensis'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Angola and Namibia. References

Hemidactylus Reptiles described in 1893 Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage {{Hemidactylus-stub ...

, 1893 – Benguela house gecko *'' Hemidactylus beninensis'' Bauer, Tchibozo, Pauwels & Lenglet, 2006 *''

Hemidactylus biokoensis The Bioko leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus biokoensis'') is a species of forest geckos from Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea). It occurs in the coastal areas of the island and it has also been found in a forest immediately adjacent to the beach. ' ...

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, 2014 – Bioko leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus boavistensis'' Boulenger, 1906 – Boa Vista leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus bouvieri ''Hemidactylus bouvieri'', also known commonly as Bouvier's leaf-toed gecko and the Cape Verde leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and is listed as critically endange ...

'' ( Bocourt, 1870) – Bouvier's leaf-toed gecko, Cape Verde leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus bowringii'' (

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, 1845) – Oriental leaf-toed gecko, Bowring's gecko, Sikkimese dark-spotted gecko, Asian smooth gecko *''

Hemidactylus brasilianus Amaral's Brazilian gecko (''Hemidactylus brasilianus'') is a species of nocturnal geckos from the arid Jalapão Region, Minas Gerais/Bahia (Brazil).http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Hemidactylus&species=brasilianus (Downlo ...

'' Amaral, 1935 – Amaral's Brazilian gecko *'' Hemidactylus brookii'' Gray, 1845 – Brooke's house gecko, spotted house gecko *''

Hemidactylus carivoensis ''Hemidactylus carivoensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion ...

'' Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista, & Pinto, 2021 *'' Hemidactylus chikhaldaraensis'' Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar, 2019 – Chikhaldara brookiish gecko *''

Hemidactylus chipkali The Central Indian leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus chipkali'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Madhya Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest coun ...

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, 2017 – Central Indian leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus cinganji'' Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista, & Pinto, 2021 *'' Hemidactylus citernii'' Boulenger, 1912 – speedy leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus coalescens'' Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 *''

Hemidactylus craspedotus ''Hemidactylus craspedotus'', also known as Mocquard's house gecko, frilled gecko, or frilly house gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore), Tioman Isla ...

'' Mocquard, 1890 – Mocquard's house gecko, frilled gecko, frilled house gecko *''

Hemidactylus curlei ''Hemidactylus curlei'', also known commonly as the northern leaf-toed gecko or Parker's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''curlei'', may be in ho ...

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, 1942 – Parker's gecko, northern leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus dawudazraqi ''Hemidactylus dawudazraqi'' is a species of gecko. It is found in Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Afri ...

'' Moravec, Kratochvíl, Amr, Jandzik, Šmíd & Gvoždík, 2011 *''

Hemidactylus depressus ''Hemidactylus depressus'', also known as Sri Lanka leaf-nosed gecko or Kandyan gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Description Head large with large granules, especially on snout. Mid-ventrals 36–40. Digits webbed at b ...

'' Gray, 1842 – Sri Lankan leaf-nosed gecko, Kandyan gecko *'' Hemidactylus dracaenacolus'' Rösler & Wranik, 1999 *''

Hemidactylus easai ''Hemidactylus easai'' is a species of gecko endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most popu ...

'' Das, Pal, Siddharth, Palot, Deepak, & Narayanan, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus echinus''

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, 1875 – hedgehog leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus endophis'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus eniangii'' Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 *''

Hemidactylus fasciatus The banded leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus fasciatus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to West Africa west of the Dahomey Gap In West Africa, the Dahomey Gap refers to the portion of the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic that extends all the ...

'' Gray, 1842 – banded leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus faustus'' Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista, & Pinto, 2021 *'' Hemidactylus festivus'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus flavicauda'' Lajmi, Giri, Singh, & Agarwal, 2020 – Mahabubnagar yellow-tailed brookiish gecko *'' Hemidactylus flaviviridis'' Rüppell, 1835 – yellow-bellied gecko, northern house gecko *'' Hemidactylus forbesii'' Boulenger, 1899 – Socotra leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus foudaii'' Baha El Din, 2003 *'' Hemidactylus fragilis''

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Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are noctur ...

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, 1836 – common house gecko, Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko *'' Hemidactylus funaiolii'' Lanza, 1978 – Archer's post gecko, Kenya leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus garnotii The Indo-Pacific gecko (''Hemidactylus garnotii'') also known as Garnot's house gecko, the fox gecko, or the Assam greyish brown gecko, is a species of gecko found in India, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Australia, and throughout Polynesia. A ...

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, 1836 – Indo-Pacific gecko, Garnot's house gecko, fox gecko, Assam greyish-brown gecko *''

Hemidactylus giganteus ''Hemidactylus giganteus'', also known as the giant leaf-toed gecko, the giant southern tree gecko, or the giant gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India. Description Snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, 1.5 ...

'' Stoliczka, 1871 – giant leaf-toed gecko, giant southern tree gecko, giant gecko *'' Hemidactylus gleadowi''

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, 1884 – Gleadow's house gecko *''

Hemidactylus gracilis The graceful lead-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus gracilis'') is a species of small-sized gecko found in India. The holotype was described in British India in Berar (what is now Amravati). Description The head is narrow and elongated, with the snout ...

'' Blanford, 1870 – graceful leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus gramineus ''Hemidactylus gramineus'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo where it is known from its Type locality (biology), type locality, Bombo-Lumene Reserve (Kinshasa Province). ''Hemidactylus gramineus'' can grow ...

'' Ceríaco, Bauer, Kusamba, Agarwal, & Greenbaum, 2021 *'' Hemidactylus granchii'' Lanza, 1978 – Granchi's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus graniticolus'' Agarwal, Giri & Bauer, 2011 *'' Hemidactylus granosus'' Heyden, 1827 *''

Hemidactylus granti Grant's leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus granti)'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island Socotra. Usually it can be found camouflaging at rocky areas such as cliffs and mountain peaks. Etym ...

'' Boulenger, 1899 – Grant's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus greeffii'' Bocage, 1886 – Greeff's gecko, Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hemidactylus greeffii'', p. 107; ''Cyrtodactylus malcolmsmithi'', p. 247). Greeff's giant gecko"''Hemidactylus greeffii'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Hemidactylus gujaratensis'' Giri, Bauer,

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& S. Patil, 2009 – Gujarat gecko *'' Hemidactylus hajarensis'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus hannahsabinae'' Ceriaco, Agarwal, Marques, & Bauer, 2020 *'' Hemidactylus hegdei'' Pal & Mirza, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus hemchandrai'' Dandge &

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Hemidactylus homoeolepis The Arabian leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus homoeolepis'') is a species of gecko. It is found in the southern Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman) and the island of Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so ...

'' Blanford, 1881 – Arabian leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus hunae The spotted giant gecko (''Hemidactylus hunae'') is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Habitat and distribution The largest gecko found in Sri Lanka, inhabiting outcrops of the dry and intermediate regions of the island. Localit ...

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, 1937 – spotted giant gecko *'' Hemidactylus imbricatus'' Bauer et al., 2008 – carrot-tailed viper gecko *'' Hemidactylus inexpectatus'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *''

Hemidactylus inintellectus The Socotran rock gecko (''Hemidactylus inintellectus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ...

'' Sindaco, Ziliani, Razzetti, Pupin, Grieco, 2009 – Socotran rock gecko *'' Hemidactylus isolepis'' Boulenger, 1895 – scaly leaf-toed gecko, uniform-scaled gecko *''

Hemidactylus ituriensis ''Hemidactylus ituriensis'' (common name Ituri leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko. As currently known, it is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique ...

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, 1919 – Ituri leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus jubensis ''Hemidactylus jubensis'', also known as the Ethiopian gecko or Mrioen leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya offi ...

'' Boulenger, 1895 – Ethiopian gecko, Mrioen leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus jumailiae ''Hemidactylus jumailiae'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Penin ...

'' Busais & Joger, 2011 *'' Hemidactylus kamdemtohami'' Bauer & Pauwels, 2002 – Kamdem Toham's gecko *'' Hemidactylus kangerensis'' Mirza,

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& R. Patil, 2017 *'' Hemidactylus karenorum'' (

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, 1868) – Burmese spotted gecko, Burmese leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus kimbulae'' Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Madawala, & de Silva, 2021 *''

Hemidactylus klauberi ''Hemidactylus klauberi'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Fed ...

'' Scortecci, 1948 *'' Hemidactylus kolliensis'' Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar, 2019 – Kolli rock gecko *'' Hemidactylus kundaensis'' Chirio & Trape, 2012 *''

Hemidactylus kushmorensis The Kushmore house gecko (''Hemidactylus kushmorensis'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to eastern Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the ...

'' Murray, 1884 – Kushmore house gecko *'' Hemidactylus kyaboboensis'' Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 *'' Hemidactylus laevis'' Boulenger, 1901 – common leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus lamaensis ''Hemidactylus lamaensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is ...

'' Ullenbruch, Grell & Bohme, 2010 *''

Hemidactylus lankae ''Hemidactylus lankae'' (termite-hill gecko, Sri Lanka leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Habitat and distribution A beautiful dark-light banded ground gecko from the dry zone of Sri Lanka, below 300m. Know ...

'' Deraniyagala, 1953 – termite hill gecko, Sri Lankan leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus lanzai ''Hemidactylus lanzai'' is a species of house gecko from Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked co ...

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Hemidactylus laticaudatus Andersson's leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus laticaudatus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to northern Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federa ...

'' L.G. Andersson, 1910 – Andersson's leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus lavadeserticus The Syrian house gecko (''Hemidactylus lavadeserticus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other define ...

'' Moravec & Bohme, 1997 – Syrian house gecko *''

Hemidactylus lemurinus ''Hemidactylus lemurinus'', also known as the Dhofar leaf-toed gecko or Oman ghost leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is native to southern Oman and southeastern Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Repub ...

'' Arnold, 1980 Dhofar leaf-toed gecko, Oman ghost leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus leschenaultii'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836 – Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus longicephalus ''Hemidactylus longicephalus'' is a species of gecko. It is found in Central Africa (Angola, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Central African Republic), Namibia, and possibly Tanzania Ta ...

'' Bocage, 1873 *'' Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi'' Arnold,

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& Carranza, 2008 (formerly in ''H. bouvieri'') *''

Hemidactylus luqueorum ''Hemidactylus luqueorum'' is a species of house gecko endemic to Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on ...

'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *''

Hemidactylus mabouia The tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko (''Hemidactylus mabouia'') is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean ...

'' ( Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) – tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko, cosmopolitan house gecko *'' Hemidactylus macropholis'' Boulenger, 1896 – Boulenger’s gecko, large-scaled leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus maculatus ''Hemidactylus maculatus'', also known as the spotted leaf-toed gecko or giant spotted gecko, is a species of large gecko found in the Western Ghats of India and in parts of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, ...

'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836 – spotted leaf-toed gecko, giant spotted gecko *'' Hemidactylus mahonyi'' Adhikari, Achyuthan, Kumar, Khot, Shreeram, & Ganesh, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus makolowodei'' Bauer, Lebreton, Chirio, Ineich & Talla Kouete, 2006 *'' Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi'' (

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, 1949) – Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko, Smith's bent-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus mandebensis'' Šmíd et al., 2014 *''

Hemidactylus masirahensis ''Hemidactylus masirahensis'' is a species of house gecko. It is endemic to Masirah Island, off the coast of central Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian coun ...

'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus matschiei'' ( Tornier, 1901) – Togo leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus megalops'' Parker, 1932 – Parker's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus mercatorius'' Gray, 1842 *'' Hemidactylus mindiae'' Baha El Din, 2005 – Mount Sinai gecko *'' Hemidactylus minutus'' Vasconcelos & Carranza, 2014 *'' Hemidactylus modestus'' (Günther, 1894) – moderate leaf-toed gecko, Tana River gecko *'' Hemidactylus montanus'' Busais & Joger, 2011 – mountain leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus mrimaensis'' Malonzo & Bauer, 2014 – Kaya gecko *'' Hemidactylus muriceus'' W. Peters, 1870 – Guinea leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus murrayi'' Gleadow, 1887 – Murray's house gecko *'' Hemidactylus newtoni'' Ferreira, 1897 – Newton's leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus nicolauensis ''Hemidactylus nicolauensis'' is a species of house gecko. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''nicolauensis'' refers to São Nicolau, Cape Verde, São Nicolau, the island in which the s ...

'' Vasconcelos, Kohler, Geniez, & Crochet, 2020 *'' Hemidactylus nzingae'' – Queen Nzinga’s tropical gecko *'' Hemidactylus ophiolepis'' Boulenger, 1903 – snake-scaled leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus ophiolepoides Lanza's leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus ophiolepoides'') is a species of gecko. It is found in Ethiopia and Somaliland. References

Hemidactylus Reptiles described in 1978 Reptiles of Ethiopia Reptiles of Somalia {{Hemidactylus-stub ...

'' Lanza, 1978 – Lanza's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus oxyrhinus'' Boulenger, 1899 – sharp-nosed leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus paaragowli'' Srikanthan, Swamy, Mohan &

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, 2018 – Travancore rock gecko *''

Hemidactylus paivae ''Hemidactylus paivae'', also known as the Paiva's gecko, is a species of house gecko endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Lu ...

'' – Paiva’s gecko *''

Hemidactylus palaichthus __NOTOC__ ''Hemidactylus'' is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 189 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtr ...

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, 1969 – Antilles leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus parvimaculatus'' Deraniyagala, 1953 – spotted house gecko *''

Hemidactylus pauciporosus ''Hemidactylus pauciporosus'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Rep ...

'' Lanza, 1978 *''

Hemidactylus paucituberculatus ''Hemidactylus paucituberculatus'' is a species of house geckos from Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situate ...

'' Carranza & Arnold, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus persicus'' J. Anderson, 1872 – Persian leaf-toed gecko, Persian gecko *'' Hemidactylus pfindaensis'' Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista, & Pinto, 2021 *'' Hemidactylus pieresii'' Kelaart, 1852 *'' Hemidactylus platycephalus'' W. Peters, 1854 – tree gecko, flat-headed leaf-toed gecko, baobab gecko *'' Hemidactylus platyurus'' ( Schneider, 1792) – flat-tailed house gecko, frilled house gecko, Asian house gecko *'' Hemidactylus porbandarensis''

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, 1981 *'' Hemidactylus prashadi'' M.A. Smith, 1935 – Bombay leaf-toed gecko, Prashad's gecko *''

Hemidactylus principensis ''Hemidactylus principensis'' is a species of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. The species was named by Elizabeth C. Miller, Anna B. Sellas and Robert C. Drewes i ...

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, Sellas & Drewes, 2012 *'' Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus''

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& Böhme, 2003Henle K, and Böhme W (2003)
"A new species of ''Hemidactylus'' (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from West Africa, and comments on species hitherto confused with ''H. muriceus'' ". ''African Journal of Herpetology'' 52 (1) 23-38.
(''Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus'', new species). *'' Hemidactylus pseudoromeshkanicus'' *''

Hemidactylus puccionii ''Hemidactylus puccionii'', also known Common name, commonly as the Somali plain gecko and the Zanzibar leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Somalia. Etymology ...

'' Calabresi, 1927 – Zanzibar leaf-toed gecko, Somali plain gecko *''

Hemidactylus pumilio The pigmy leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus pumilio'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de ...

'' Boulenger, 1899 – pygmy leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus raya'' Kumar, Srinivasulu, & Srinivasulu, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus reticulatus'' Beddome, 1870 – reticulated leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus richardsonii'' Gray, 1845 – Richardson's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus rishivalleyensis'' Agarwal, Thackeray, & Khandekar, 2020 – Rishi Valley rock gecko *'' Hemidactylus robustus'' Heyden, 1827 – Heyden's gecko *'' Hemidactylus romeshkanicus'' Torki, 2011 *''

Hemidactylus ruspolii ''Hemidactylus ruspolii'', also known Common name, commonly as the farm leaf-toed gecko, Prince Ruspoli's gecko, Ruspoli's gecko, and the turnip-tailed black and yellow gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. Th ...

'' Boulenger, 1896 – farm leaf-toed gecko, Ruspoli's gecko, turnip-tailed black and yellow gecko *''

Hemidactylus saba ''Hemidactylus saba'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, ...

'' Busais & Joger, 2011 *'' Hemidactylus sahgali'' Mirza, Gowande, R. Patil, Ambekar &

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, 2018 – Sahgal’s termite hill gecko *''

Hemidactylus sankariensis ''Hemidactylus sankariensis'', the Sankari brookiish gecko is a species of gecko. It is endemic to India. References

Hemidactylus Reptiles described in 2019 Endemic fauna of India Reptiles of India {{Hemidactylus-stub ...

'' Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar, 2019 – Sankari brookiish gecko *'' Hemidactylus sassanidianus'' *'' Hemidactylus sataraensis'' Giri & Bauer, 2008 – Satara gecko *'' Hemidactylus saxicolus'' Kumar, Srinivasulu, & Srinivasulu, 2022 *''

Hemidactylus scabriceps The scaly gecko (''Hemidactylus scabriceps'') is a species of nocturnal, terrestrial, insectivorous gecko found in South India and northern Sri Lanka. This species was first discovered in the coastal sand dunes of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.An ...

'' ( Annandale, 1906) – scaly gecko *'' Hemidactylus shihraensis'' Busais & Joger, 2011 *'' Hemidactylus sinaitus'' Boulenger, 1885 – Red Sea gecko, Sinai leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus sirumalaiensis ''Hemidactylus sirumalaiensis'' is a species of house gecko from India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the m ...

'' Khandekar, Thackeray, Pawar, & Agarwal, 2020 *'' Hemidactylus siva'' C. Srinivasulu, A. Srinivasulu &

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, 2018 – Hampi rock gecko *''

Hemidactylus smithi Smith's leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus smithi'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''smithi'', is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith ...

'' Boulenger, 1895 – Smith's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus somalicus'' Parker, 1932 – Northern Somali leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus squamulatus ''Hemidactylus squamulatus'', also known as Tornier's leaf-toed gecko or Nyika gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania). References Hemidactylus Reptiles of Ethiopia Reptiles of Ke ...

'' Tornier, 1896 – Tornier's leaf-toed gecko, Nyika gecko *'' Hemidactylus srikanthani'' Adhikari, Achyuthan, Kumar, Khot, Shreeram, & Ganesh, 2022 *'' Hemidactylus stejnegeri'' Ota & Hikida, 1989 – Stejneger's leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus subtriedrus'' Jerdon, 1854 – Jerdon's gecko, Madras blotched gecko *''

Hemidactylus sushilduttai Dutta's Mahendragiri gecko (''Hemidactylus sushilduttai'') is a species of large-bodied, tuberculate gecko, found in Andhra Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh ...

'' Giri, Bauer, Mohapatra, C. Srinivasulu & Agarwal, 2017 - Dutta Mahendragiri gecko *''

Hemidactylus tamhiniensis ''Hemidactylus tamhiniensis'', the Tamhini giant rock gecko or basalt giant rock gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-large ...

'' Khandekar, Thackeray, & Agarwal, 2021 - Tamhini giant rock gecko, basalt giant rock gecko *''

Hemidactylus tanganicus ''Hemidactylus tanganicus'', also known as the Tanzania leaf-toed gecko, Tanzanian diamond gecko or Dutumi gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ...

'' Loveridge, 1929 - Tanzanian leaf-toed gecko, Tanzanian diamond gecko, Dutumi gecko *''

Hemidactylus tasmani The Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus tasmani''), also known commonly as Tasman's tropical house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe. Etymology The specific name, ''tasmani'', is ...

'' Hewitt, 1932 - Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko *'' Hemidactylus taylori'' Parker, 1932 *'' Hemidactylus tenkatei'' Lidth de Jeude, 1895 *'' Hemidactylus thayene'' McMahan & Zug, 2007 *'' Hemidactylus treutleri''

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, 2009 - Treutler's gecko *'' Hemidactylus triedrus'' ( Daudin, 1802) – termite hill gecko, Dakota's leaf-toed gecko, blotched house gecko *'' Hemidactylus tropidolepis'' Mocquard, 1888 – Mocquard's leaf-toed gecko, Ogaden gecko *''

Hemidactylus turcicus The Mediterranean house gecko (''Hemidactylus turcicus'') is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name ...

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, 1758 – Mediterranean house gecko, Turkish gecko *'' Hemidactylus ulii'' Šmíd, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza, 2013 *''

Hemidactylus vanam The Meghamalai rock gecko (''Hemidactylus vanam'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...

'' Chaitanya, Lajmi & Giri, 2018 - Megamalai rock gecko *'' Hemidactylus varadgirii'' Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar, 2019 – Giri’s brookiish gecko, Amboli brookiish gecko *'' Hemidactylus vernayi'' Ceriaco, Agarwal, Marques, & Bauer, 2020 – Vernay’s tropical gecko *'' Hemidactylus vietnamensis'' Darevsky, Kupriyanova & Roshchin, 1984 - Vietnam leaf-toed gecko, Vietnam house gecko *'' Hemidactylus vijayraghavani'' Mirza, 2018 *''

Hemidactylus whitakeri ''Hemidactylus whitakeri'', also known as Whitaker's termite hill gecko, is a species of house gecko from India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...

'' Mirza, Gowande, R. Patil, Ambekar & Patel, 2018 – Whitaker’s termite hill gecko *'' Hemidactylus xericolus'' Lajmi, Giri, Singh, & Agarwal, 2020 – Nalgonda yellow-tailed brookiish gecko *''

Hemidactylus yajurvedi The Kanker rock gecko (''Hemidactylus yajurvedi'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Chhattisgarh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, th ...

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, Bauer, Lajmi, Agarwal & Giri, 2015 - Kanker rock gecko *'' Hemidactylus yerburyi'' J. Anderson, 1895 Yerbury’s gecko, Yerburi’s leaf-toed gecko

Phylogeny

The following phylogeny is from Pyron, ''et al.'' (2013),Pyron, R Alexander, Frank T Burbrink and John J Wiens. 2013. A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013 13:93. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-93 and includes 47 ''Hemidactylus'' species. ''Hemidactylus'' is a

sister group In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree. Definition The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram: Taxon A and t ...

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Cyrtodactylus ''Cyrtodactylus'' (Greek κυρτος ''kurtos'' "curved", from κυπτω ''kuptō'' "to stoop"; δακτυλος ''daktulos'' "finger, toe") is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and fores ...

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Similar genera

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Lepidodactylus ''Lepidodactylus'' is a large genus of geckos, commonly known as scaly-toed geckos and closely related to house geckos or dtellas. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Lepidodactylus'' are found from Southeast Asia to Indo-Australia and O ...

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Diplodactylidae The Diplodactylidae are a family in the suborder Gekkota (geckos), with over 150 species in 25 genera. These geckos occur in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. Diplodactylids are the most ecologically diverse and widespread family of geck ...

References

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