Arnold's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Hemidactylus |
Species: | H. arnoldi
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Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus arnoldi
Lanza, 1978
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Arnold's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus arnoldi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
The specific name, arnoldi, is in honor of British herpetologist Edwin Nicholas "Nick" Arnold. [2]
H. arnoldi is found in northwestern Somalia. [3]
The preferred habitats of H. arnoldi are rocky areas and shrubland, at an altitude of 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
H. arnoldi is large for its genus, and it is stout. The holotype, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.2 cm (3.2 in). [4]