Banded leaf-toed gecko

The banded leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus fasciatus) is a species of gecko.^[1][2] It is endemic to West Africa west of the Dahomey Gap,^[3] from southern Guinea to Togo.^[2]

Banded leaf-toed gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. fasciatus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842

Hemidactylus fasciatus is a fairly large gecko recognizable by the broad dark band between the eyes and the neck and by its pale upper lip. It can grow to 95 mm (3.7 in) in snout–vent length and about 172 mm (6.8 in) in total length.^[3] It is generally found in the forest where it hides during the day in tree stumps or rock crevices.^[1]