Hemiphyllodactylus harterti

Hemiphyllodactylus harterti
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemiphyllodactylus
Species:	H. harterti
Binomial name
	Hemiphyllodactylus harterti; (F. Werner, 1900)
Synonyms
	Lepidodactylus harterti; F. Werner, 1900; Hemiphyllodactylus harterti; — Chan-ard et al., 1999;

Last updated July 06, 2025

Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, also known commonly as the Bintang slender gecko, Hartert's slender gecko, and Werner's gypsy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, harterti, is in honor of German ornithologist Ernst Johann Otto Hartert.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. harterti is forest, at altitudes as high as 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[1]

Description

Adults of H. harteri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in), and a tail length slightly shorter than SVL. Males have 44–45 femoroprecloacal pores and a single cloacal spur (postanal tubercle).^[2]

Behavior

H. harterti is nocturnal and scansorial (adapted for climbing).^[1]

Reproduction

Unlike other species of Hemiphyllodactylus which are unisexual (females only), H. harterti is bisexual (males and females).^[2]

References

1 2 3 Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Hemiphyllodactylus harterti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101950071A101950079.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.
1 2 3 4 Hemiphyllodactylus harterti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Hemiphyllodactylus hartert, p. 117).

Cobos AJ, Grismer LL, Wood PL Jr, Quah ESH, Anuar S, Muin MA (2016). "Phylogenetic relationships of geckos of the Hemiphyllodactylus harterti group, a new species from Penang Island, Peninsular Malaysia, and a likely case of true cryptic speciation". Zootaxa4107 (3): 367–380.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, p. 88). (in German).
Werner F (1900). "Beschreibung einiger noch unbekannter neotropischer und indischer Reptilien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger23: 196–198. (Lepidodactylus harterti, new species, p. 196). (in German).
Zug GR (2010). "Speciation and Dispersal in a Low Diversity Taxon: The Slender Geckos Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (631): xi + 70 pp. (Hemiphyllodactylus harterti, pp. 43–44).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Quah E, Grismer L (2018). "Hemiphyllodactylus harterti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T101950071A101950079.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Hemiphyllodactylus harterti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] 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. (Hemiphyllodactylus hartert, p. 117).

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