Hemidactylus nicolauensis is a species of house gecko. It is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands.[1]
| Hemidactylus nicolauensis | |
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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. nicolauensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus nicolauensis Vasconcelos, Köhler, Geniez, & Crochet, 2020
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Etymology edit
The specific name nicolauensis refers to São Nicolau, the island in which the species was found.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Hemidactylus nicolauensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 June 2021.
Further reading edit
- Vasconcelos, Raquel; Köhler, Gunther; Geniez, Philippe; Crochet, Pierre-André (2020). "A new endemic species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from São Nicolau Island, Cabo Verde". Zootaxa. 4878 (3): 501–522. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4878.3.4.