Barboza'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. bayonii
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Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus bayonii
Bocage, 1893
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Synonyms [2] | |
Barboza's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus bayonii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Angola. [2]
The specific name, bayonii, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist Francisco Antonio Pinheiro Bayão, who was a planter and administrator in Angola. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of H. bayonii is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]
Small for its genus, H. bayonii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 3.5 cm (1.4 in). [2]