| Hemidactylus almakhwah | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. almakhwah |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus almakhwah Šmíd, Uvizl, Shobrak, Busais,Salim, Algethami, Algethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Rovatsos, Nováková, Mazuch, & Carranza, 2022 | |
Hemidactylus almakhwah is a species of house gecko from Saudi Arabia. [1]
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