Hemidactylus nicolauensis

Hemidactylus nicolauensis is a species of house gecko. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[1]

Hemidactylus nicolauensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. nicolauensis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus nicolauensis
Vasconcelos, Köhler, Geniez, & Crochet, 2020

Etymology

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The specific name nicolauensis refers to São Nicolau, the island in which the species was found.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hemidactylus nicolauensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 June 2021.

Further reading

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  • Vasconcelos, Raquel; Köhler, Gunther; Geniez, Philippe; Crochet, Pierre-André (2020). "A new endemic species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from São Nicolau Island, Cabo Verde" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4878 (3): 501–522. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4878.3.4.