| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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| Common Names | E: Ethiopian gecko, Mrioen Leaf-toed Gecko |
| Synonym | Hemidactylus jubensis BOULENGER 1895: 10
Hemidactylus jubensis — CALABRESI 1927: 25
Hemidactylus jubensis — LOVERIDGE 1947: 164
Hemidactylus jubensis — WERMUTH 1965: 77
Hemidactylus jubensis — KLUGE 1993
Hemidactylus jubensis — RÖSLER 2000: 86
Hemidactylus jubensis — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 299 |
| Distribution | Ethiopia, N Somalia (Abes/Upper Ganale River)
Type locality: “Upper Ganale” [River, Abessynia.]
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntype: MSNG 28846 (male); the female syntype (BM 95.3.5.1/1946.8.23.66) is conspecific with H. smithi, fide LARGEN & SPAWLS 2006: 47. |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (33 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: Not listed for Somalia by LANZA 1990. |
| Etymology | Probably named after the Juba (also Jubba) River in Somalia, which is called Ganale River in Ethiopia before it crosses the border to Somalia. Not explained by Boulenger 1895. |
| References |
- Boulenger, G. A. 1895. On the reptiles and batrachians obtained by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 16: 165-169 - get paper here
- Boulenger,G.A. 1895. Rettili e Batraci. in, Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi Affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V. Bottego durante gli Anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Società Geografica Italiana. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Giacomo Doria (2) 15: 9-18 - get paper here
- Calabresi, Enrica 1927. Anfibi e rettili raccolti nella Somalia dai Prof f. G. Stefanini e N. Puccioni (Gennaio-Luglio 1924). Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano, 66:14—60. - get paper here
- Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2006. Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification. Tropical Zoology 19 (1): 21-109 - get paper here
- Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp.
- Loveridge, A. 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 98: 1-469 - get paper here
- Parker, H. W. 1942. The lizards of British Somaliland. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 91: 1—101 - get paper here
- Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153
- Rösler, Herbert 2015. Bemerkungen über einige Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. Gekkota, Suppl. (2): 3-54
- 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 - get paper here
- Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
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