Smith's leaf-toed gecko explained

Smith's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus smithi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.^[1]

H. smithi is found in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.

The preferred habitat of H. smithi is at altitudes of 630–.

H. smithi is oviparous.

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