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Hemidactylus mandebensis

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Hemidactylus mandebensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. mandebensis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus mandebensis
Šmíd et al., 2015[1]

Hemidactylus mandebensis is a species of house gecko from Yemen. It grows to 42 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length.[1][2] It is a relatively small-sized member of the Hemidactylus robustus species group.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name mandebensis refers to Bab-el-Mandeb strait, close to which the species is found.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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This species is known from two nearby localities in the mountainous southwestern Yemen at elevations of 1,182–1,253 m (3,878–4,111 ft) above sea level. The specimens were observed at night climbing rock faces by irrigated fields. They were found in sympatry with several other gecko species from the genera Hemidactylus, Ptyodactylus, and Pristurus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Šmíd, Jiří; Moravec, Jiří; Kratochvíl, Lukáš; Nasher, Abdul K.; Mazuch, Tomáš; Gvoždík, Václav; Carranza, Salvador (2015). "Multilocus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Hemidactylus robustus species group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Yemen and Ethiopia". Systematics and Biodiversity. 13 (4): 346–368. Bibcode:2015SyBio..13..346S. doi:10.1080/14772000.2014.996264.
  2. ^ a b Hemidactylus mandebensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 August 2016.

Further reading

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  • Šmíd, Jiří; Shobrak, Mohammed; Wilms, Thomas; Joger, Ulrich; Carranza, Salvador (2016). "Endemic diversification in the mountains: genetic, morphological, and geographical differentiation of the Hemidactylus geckos in southwestern Arabia". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 17: 267–285. doi:10.1007/s13127-016-0293-3.