Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko

Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. leschenaultii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus leschenaultii
Synonyms[2]
  • Hemidactylus leschenaultii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836
  • Hemidactylus bellii
    Gray, 1845
  • Hemidactylus pustulosus
    Lichtenstein & von Martens, 1856
  • Hemidactylus kelaartii
    Theobald, 1868
  • Hemidactylus marmoratus
    Blanford, 1870
  • Hemidactylus leschenaultii
    — Boulenger, 1885

Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus leschenaultii) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia and parts of West Asia. It is often found inside homes. Its scientific name commemorates French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour.[3]

  1. ^ "Hemidactylus leschenaultii | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Hemidactylus leschenaulti [sic]", p. 156).