Antilles leaf-toed gecko
| Antilles leaf-toed gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. palaichthus Kluge, 1969 |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus palaichthus | |
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The Antilles leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus palaichthus) is a gecko species found in northern South America, where it is restricted to lowland areas. It can also be found on small rocks and islets offshore of Saint Lucia, Trinidad, and Tobago, though it is absent from the main islands.
References
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., p. 95, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
- Hemidactylus palaichthus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Hemidactylus palaichthus at the Reptile Database
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