Hemidactylus flaviviridis

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Hemidactylus flaviviridis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. flaviviridis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
  • Hemidactylus flaviridis
  • Hemidactylus flavoviridis
  • Hemidactylus sericeus
  • Hemidactylus coctaei
  • Boltalia sublevis
  • Boltalia sublaevis
  • Hoplopodion cocteaui
  • Hoplopodion rüppellii
  • Hemidactylus bengaliensis
  • Hemidactylus bengalensis
  • Hemidactylus zolii

Hemidactylus flaviviridis is a species of gecko. It is known as the yellow-belly gecko or northern house gecko.

Distribution

Its range includes Egypt (Ismailia, Sinai), Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Socotra Island (Yemen), N Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. The type locality is Insel Massaua, Abessinien.e

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