Hemidactylus puccionii

Hemidactylus puccionii, also known commonly as the Somali plain gecko and the Zanzibar leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1][2]

Hemidactylus puccionii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. puccionii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus puccionii
Calabresi, 1927

Etymology

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Portrait of Nello Puccioni, 1903 oil painting by Giovanni Costetti, frame by Adolfo De Carolis.

The specific name, puccionii, is in honor of Italian naturalist Nello Puccioni (1881–1937).[3]

Geographic range

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H. puccionii is endemic to Somalia.[1][2] Earlier records from Kenya and Zanzibar (Tanzania) refer to other species.[1]

Reproduction

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H. puccionii is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mazuch, T. (2021). "Hemidactylus puccionii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T18519463A18519470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T18519463A18519470.en. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hemidactylus puccionii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2022.
  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. (Hemidactylus puccionii, p. 212).

Further reading

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  • Calabresi E (1927). "Anfibi e rettili raccolti nella Somalia dai Proff. G. Stefanini e N. Puccioni (gennaio – luglio 1924) [= Amphibians and Reptiles Collected in Somalia by Professors G. Stefanini and N. Puccioni (January – July 1924)]". Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 66: 14–60. (Hemidactylus puccionii, new species, p. 23). (in Italian).
  • Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: checklist and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465.
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)" Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Hemidactylus puccionii, p. 87). (in German).