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Guinea leaf-toed gecko

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Guinea leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. muriceus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus muriceus
Peters, 1870
Synonyms[2]

Hemidactylus intestinalis Werner, 1897

The Guinea leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus muriceus) is a species of gecko. It is found in West Africa between Guinea in the west and Nigeria east, and further east and south in Central Africa, in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] The Reptile Database also includes the Central African Republic as possible extension of its range.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chirio, L.; Luiselli, L.; Trape, J.-F.; Segniagbeto, G.; Bauer, A.M.; LeBreton, M.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Hemidactylus muriceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T203846A2771822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T203846A2771822.en. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hemidactylus muriceus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 February 2022.