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Hemidactylus platycephalus PETERS, 1854

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tree gecko, Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko, Baobab Gecko 
SynonymHemidactylus platycephalus PETERS 1854: 615
Hemidactylus platycephalus — KLUGE 1993
Hemidactylus platycephalus — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 11
Hemidactylus platycephalus — RÖSLER 2000: 87
Hemidactylus platycephalus — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 306
Hemidactylus platycephalus — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 93 
DistributionSomalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, E Zambia, E Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Malawi; islands of Lamu, Pemba, Zanzibar, Mafia, Anjoana, Comoro islands (Mayotte), Madagascar (Nosy Komba)

Type locality: Mozambique Island (restricted by Broadley 1977).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 4796 (designated by BROADLEY 1977) 
Diagnosis 
Comment 
References
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