Antilles leaf-toed gecko
The Antilles leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus palaichthus), also known as the Maria Islands leaf-toed gecko or spiny gecko, 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.
| Antilles leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. palaichthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus palaichthus Kluge, 1969 | |
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References
- Castro, F. & Mayer, G.C. 2010. Hemidactylus palaichthus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178735A7605659. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178735A7605659.en. Downloaded on 14 June 2018.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., p. 95, ISBN 978-0-333-69141-0.
External links
- Hemidactylus palaichthus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Hemidactylus palaichthus at the Reptile Database
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