| Hemidactylus barbierii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. barbierii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti & Ziliani, 2007 | |
Hemidactylus barbierii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
Etymology
The specific name, barbierii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Francesco Barbieri (1944–2001).
Geographic range
H. barbierii is found in the area east of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. barbierii is savanna.
Description
H. barbierii is medium-sized for its genus. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in). Females are somewhat larger, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) SVL.
Reproduction
H. barbierii is oviparous.
References
- ^ Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Hemidactylus barbierii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18487572A18487580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18487572A18487580.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 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 barbierii, p. 16).
- ^ Hemidactylus barbierii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
Further reading
- Sindaco R, Razzetti E, Ziliani U, Wasonga V, Carugati C, Fasola M (2007). "A new species of Hemidactylus from Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica 2 (1): 37–48. ("Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti and Ziliani", new species, p. 39). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 86).
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