Hemidactylus barbierii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
| Hemidactylus barbierii | |
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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. barbierii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus barbierii | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, barbierii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Francesco Barbieri (1944–2001).[2]
Geographic range edit
H. barbierii is found in the area east of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of H. barbierii is savanna.[1]
Description edit
H. barbierii is medium-sized for its genus. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in). Females are somewhat larger, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) SVL.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Hemidactylus barbierii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18487572A18487580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18487572A18487580.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 barbierii, p. 16).
- ^ a b c Hemidactylus barbierii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading edit
- Sindaco R, Razzetti E, Ziliani U, Wasonga V, Carugati C, Fasola M (2007). "A new species of Hemidactylus from Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica 2 (1): 37–48. ("Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti and Ziliani", new species, p. 39). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
- 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 barbierii, p. 86).