Hemidactylus mandebensis explained
Hemidactylus mandebensis is a species of house gecko from Yemen. It grows to 42mm in snout–vent length.[1] It is a relatively small-sized member of the Hemidactylus robustus species group.[1]
Etymology
The specific name mandebensis refers to Bab-el-Mandeb strait, close to which the species is found.[1]
Distribution and habitat
This species is known from two nearby localities in the mountainous southwestern Yemen at elevations of 1182m–1253mm (3,878feet–4,111feetm) above sea level. The specimens were observed at night climbing rock faces by irrigated fields. They were found in sympatry with several other gecko species from the genera Hemidactylus, Ptyodactylus, and Pristurus.[1]
Further reading
- Šmíd . Jiří . Shobrak . Mohammed . Wilms . Thomas . Joger . Ulrich . Carranza . Salvador . 2016 . Endemic diversification in the mountains: genetic, morphological, and geographical differentiation of the Hemidactylus geckos in southwestern Arabia . Organisms, Diversity & Evolution . 17 . 267–285 . 10.1007/s13127-016-0293-3.
Notes and References
- Šmíd . Jiří . Moravec . Jiří . Kratochvíl . Lukáš . Nasher . Abdul K. . Mazuch . Tomáš . Gvoždík . Václav . Carranza . Salvador . 2015 . Multilocus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Hemidactylus robustus species group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Yemen and Ethiopia . Systematics and Biodiversity . 13 . 4 . 346–368 . 10.1080/14772000.2014.996264. 2015SyBio..13..346S .
