Hemidactylus mercatorius

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Hemidactylus mercatorius
Farquhar half-toed gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) Anja Community Reserve.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. mercatorius
Binomial name
Hemidactylus mercatorius
Gray, 1842
Synonyms
  • Hemidactylus gardineri
  • Hemidactylus persimilis
  • Hemidactylus mandanus

The merchant gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) is a species of gecko. [2] There has been confusion between it and Hemidactylus mabouia , making it difficult to establish the ranges of the species. [1] While the Reptile Database gives Hemidactylus mercatorius a wide distribution in eastern Africa, [2] the IUCN restricts its native distribution to Madagascar and some other islands in the Indian Ocean (the Comoros, Seychelles, Mayotte). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vences, M.; Hawlitschek, O.; Bauer, A.M.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Hemidactylus mercatorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T172976A120629851. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T172976A120629851.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Hemidactylus mercatorius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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