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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Somalia
Type locality: Sol Haud, British Somaliland.
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Hemidactylus taylori

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Hemidactylus taylori, also known commonly as Taylor's house gecko and Taylor's Somali half-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, taylori, is in honor of British army officer Captain R. H. R. Taylor.[2]

Behavior

H. taylori is terrestrial and nocturnal.[3]

Reproduction

H. taylori is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hemidactylus taylori at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. ^ 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 taylori, p. 262).
  3. ^ Parker (1942).
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Hemidactylus taylori: Brief Summary

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Hemidactylus taylori, also known commonly as Taylor's house gecko and Taylor's Somali half-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.

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