Hemidactylus barbierii

Hemidactylus barbierii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. barbierii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti & Ziliani, 2007

Hemidactylus barbierii is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.

Etymology

The specific name, barbierii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Francesco Barbieri (1944–2001). ^[2]

Geographic range

H. barbierii is found in the area east of Lake Turkana, in northern Kenya. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. barbierii is savanna. ^[1]

Description

H. barbierii is medium-sized for its genus. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4 cm (1.6 in). Females are somewhat larger, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) SVL. ^[3]

Reproduction

H. barbierii is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Hemidactylus barbierii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T18487572A18487580. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18487572A18487580.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 16).
3. Hemidactylus barbierii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

• Sindaco R, Razzetti E, Ziliani U, Wasonga V, Carugati C, Fasola M (2007). "A new species of Hemidactylus from Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya (Squamata: Gekkonidae)". Acta Herpetologica2 (1): 37–48. ("Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti and Ziliani", new species, p. 39). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
• Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN   978-1472935618. (Hemidactylus barbierii, p. 86).