| Hemidactylus funaiolii | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. funaiolii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus funaiolii
Lanza, 1978
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Hemidactylus funaiolii, also known commonly as the Archer's Post gecko and the Kenya leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, funaiolii, is in honor of Italian zoologist Ugo Funaioli. [2]
Geographic range
H. funaiolii is found from Somalia to central Kenya. [3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. funaiolii are savanna, shrubland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft). [1]
Description
H. funaiolii is a small species for its genus. The dorsal surface of the body is covered with uniform keeled scales which are strongly imbricate. [3]
Reproduction
H. funaiolii is oviparous. [3]
References
- ^ a b Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Hemidactylus funaiolii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T18490382A18490388. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18490382A18490388.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus funaiolii, p. 95).
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus funaiolii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Lanza B (1978). "On some new or interesting East African amphibians and reptiles". Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 10 (1): 229–297. (Hemidactylus funaiolii, new species, p. 271). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemidactylus funaiolii, p. 86). (in German).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Hemidactylus funaiolii, p. 88).