Grant'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. granti
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Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus granti
Boulenger, 1899
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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. [2] Usually it can be found camouflaging at rocky areas such as cliffs and mountain peaks.
The specific name, granti, is in honor of Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant. [3]
H. granti is found in the Hajhir Mountains of Socotra, Yemen. [1]
The preferred natural habitat of H. granti is rocky areas, but not limestone, at altitudes of 970–1,463 m (3,182–4,800 ft). [1]
H. granti is oviparous. [2] Eggs are laid in communal clutches of up to 80 eggs in rock fissures and under stones. [1]