| Hemidactylus hajarensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. hajarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus hajarensis Carranza & Arnold, 2012 | |
Hemidactylus hajarensis is a species of house gecko from Oman. [1]
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