| Arnold's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. arnoldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus arnoldi Lanza, 1978 | |
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Arnold's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus arnoldi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
The specific name, arnoldi, is in honor of British herpetologist Edwin Nicholas "Nick" Arnold. [2]
H. arnoldi is found in northwestern Somalia. [3]
The preferred habitats of H. arnoldi are rocky areas and shrubland, at an altitude of 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
H. arnoldi is large for its genus, and it is stout. The holotype, an adult female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.2 cm (3.2 in). [4]
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