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Hemidactylus principensis

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Hemidactylus principensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. principensis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus principensis
Miller, Sellas, Drewes, 2012[1]
range

Hemidactylus principensis is a species of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] The species was named by Elizabeth C. Miller, Anna B. Sellas and Robert C. Drewes in 2012, when it was split from Hemidactylus greeffii, native to nearby larger island of São Tomé.[2] It was observed on a beach below São Joaquim.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hemidactylus principensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ E.C. Miller; A.B. Sellas; R.C. Drewes (2012). "A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa with comments on the African-Atlantic clade of Hemidactylus geckos". African Journal of Herpetology. 61 (1): 40–57. Bibcode:2012AfJH...61...40M. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.666680.