Socotra leaf-toed gecko explained

The Socotra leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus forbesii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Abd al-Kuri in the Socotra archipelago.

Etymology

The specific name, forbesii, is in honor of Henry Ogg Forbes, who was a Scottish explorer and naturalist.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. forbesii is the intertidal zone.

Reproduction

H. forbesii is oviparous. Eggs are laid in rock crevices or under stones.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1899). "The Expedition to Sokotra. II. Descriptions of the New Species of Reptiles". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 2 (1): 4–7. (Hemidactylus forbesii, new species, p. 5).
• Garcia-Porta J, Morales HE, Gómez-Díaz E, Sindaco R, Carranza S (2016). "Patterns of diversification in islands: a comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 288–299.
• Rösler H, Wranik W (2000). "Die Geckofauna des Sokotra-Archipels (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Gekkota 2: 20–27. (in German).
• Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]