| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Antilles Leaf-toed Gecko
Portuguese: Briba, Jacaré-de-Parede, Lagartixa, Lagartixa-da-Parede, Osga |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus palaichthus KLUGE 1969:39
Hemidactylus brooki palaichthus — MERTENS 1972
Hemidactylus palaichthus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 417
Hemidactylus palaichthus — KLUGE 1993
Hemidactylus palaichthus — GORZULA & SEÑARIS 1999 |
| Distribution | Guyana, C/NE Venezuela (Guayana, Los Llanos, Guarico: HR 33: 223), Suriname, Trinidad, St. Lucia, N Brazil (Amazonas), Kurupukari, Tobago, Maria Island
Colombia [Castro,F. (pers. comm.)]
Type locality: Guyana, Kurupukari, 4° 0' N 59° 25' 0" W
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: AMNH 60931, male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: H. palaichthus differes from all other gekkos (sic!) in the New World in the following combination of chararacters: (1) hemidactyl type of digit with enlarged subdigital lamellae of fourth toe reaching origin of digit from sole (similar to Fig. 3B, p. 11), (2) dorsal surfaces of body covered with small granules and large trihedral tubercles, (3) PP 32-43 (37.1), (4) IP absent, and (5) AS absent (from Kluge 1969: 39). |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Avila-Pires 1995: 238 |
| Etymology | Named after Greek palaichthon (παλαίχθων), that has been long in a country, an ancient inhabitant, indigenous. (KLUGE 19969, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) |
| References |
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