Hemidactylus mercatorius

Hemidactylus mercatorius is a species of gecko.[2] There has been confusion between this species and Hemidactylus mabouia, making it difficult to establish the ranges of these species.[1] While the Reptile Database gives Hemidactylus mercatorius a wide distribution in eastern Africa,[2] the IUCN restricts its native distribution to Madagascar and some other islands in the Indian Ocean (the Comoros, Seychelles, Mayotte).[1]

Hemidactylus mercatorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. mercatorius
Binomial name
Hemidactylus mercatorius
Gray, 1842
Synonyms
  • Hemidactylus gardineri
  • Hemidactylus persimilis
  • Hemidactylus mandanus

References

  1. Vences, M. & Hawlitschek, O. 2011. Hemidactylus mercatorius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172976A6951505. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172976A6951505.en. Downloaded on 13 June 2018.
  2. Hemidactylus mercatorius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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