Hemidactylus ophiolepoides LANZA, 1978

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Lanza's Leaf-toed Gecko
Synonym	Hemidactylus ophiolepoides LANZA 1978 Hemidactylus ophiolepoides — KLUGE 1993 Hemidactylus ophiolepoides — RÖSLER 2000: 87 Hemidactylus ophiolepoides — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 305
Distribution	N Somalia, Ethiopia Type locality: Haud region at 08°34’N 45°15’E, 2900 feet elevation, Ethiopia-Somali border.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1937.12.5.324, adult male
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	From ophiolepis, a species of the genus Hemidactylus, and the Latin adjective suffix oïdes = having the appearance of.
References	Lanza B 1978. A new Somali Hemidactylus (Reptilia Gekkonidae). Monitore Zoologico Italiano supplemento 11(5) 1978: 111-117 - get paper here Lanza, B. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography. Biogeographia, 14: 407-465 [1988] - 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. Rösler, H. 2000. Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha). Gekkota 2: 28-153 Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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