| Smith's bent-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. malcolmsmithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi (Constable, 1949) | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
Smith's bent-toed gecko (Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi), also known commonly as Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.
Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi was originally described in the genus Gymnodactylus . It is sometimes placed in the genus Cyrtodactylus .
The specific name, malcolmsmithi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith. [3]
Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi is found in northern India, in the Indian state of Punjab. [2]
The type locality is "Beas River basin, Punjab, India". [4]
The preferred natural habitats of Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi are shrubland and forest. [1]
A small species for its genus, Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi has a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.4 cm (2.1 in). It has a series of 10–14 femoral pores on the ventral surface of each thigh, the two series being separated by two poreless scales. [2]
