Hemidactylus
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Hemidactylus (from Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning 'finger') is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 199 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe. They excel in colonizing oceanic islands by rafting on flotsam, and are for example found across most of Polynesia. In some archipelagoes, cryptic species complexes are found. Geckos like to live in and out of houses. They have been introduce
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Hemidactylus is a genus within the family Gekkonidae. It belongs to the order Squamata, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon has been attributed to both Gray (1825) and Oken (1817), with its status currently listed as accepted.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including MSUM, MVZ, CUMV, and CAS. Specimens have been documented in Mexico, Yemen, Suriname, Somalia, and Gabon. The genus is referenced by 242 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,508
- With media
- 157
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Collections
- MSUM, MVZ, CUMV, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Yemen, Suriname, Somalia, Gabon, Pakistan, Kenya, Eritrea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gekkoninae
- Image
- H frenatus 050303 054 pncw.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Hemidactylus
- Commons category
- Hemidactylus
- topic's main category
- Category:Hemidactylus
- taxon author citation
- Gray, 1825
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Evolution
- Feces
- Description
- Communication
- Species
- Phylogeny
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Hemidactylus (from Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning 'finger') is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 199 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical parts of Africa and Europe. They excel in colonizing oceanic islands by rafting on flotsam, and are for example found across most of Polynesia. In some archipelagoes, cryptic species complexes are found. Geckos like to live in and out of houses. They have been introduced to many areas around the world.
This species is closely related to the genus Gehyra, which belongs to the same family in Gekkonidae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hemidactylus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.