Bioko leaf-toed gecko
The Bioko leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus biokoensis) is a species of forest geckos from Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea).[1][2][3] It occurs in the coastal areas of the island and it has also been found in a forest immediately adjacent to the beach.[1][2]
| Bioko leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. biokoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus biokoensis Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014[2] | |
Hemidactylus biokoensis can grow to 81 mm (3.2 in) in snout–vent length and about 167 mm (6.6 in) in total length.[2][3]
References
- Wagner, P. (2021). "Hemidactylus biokoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124309665A124309691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T124309665A124309691.en. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Wagner, Philipp; Leaché, Adam D. & Fujita, Matthew K. (June 2014). "Description of four new West African forest geckos of the Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842 complex, revealed by coalescent species delimitation". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (1): 1–14.
- Hemidactylus biokoensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 2022.
Further reading
- Martín Sanz, Ignacio. "Lepidópteros ropalóceros de la Caldera de Lubá. Isla de Bioko (Guinea Ecuatorial)." (2015).
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