Grant's leaf-toed gecko

Grant's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus granti) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island Socotra.^[2] Usually it can be found camouflaging at rocky areas such as cliffs and mountain peaks.

Grant's leaf-toed gecko
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. granti
Binomial name
Hemidactylus granti Boulenger, 1899

Etymology

The specific name, granti, is in honor of Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant.^[3]

Geographic range

H. granti is found in the Hajhir Mountains of Socotra, Yemen.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. granti is rocky areas, but not limestone, at altitudes of 970–1,463 m (3,182–4,800 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

H. granti is oviparous.^[2] Eggs are laid in communal clutches of up to 80 eggs in rock fissures and under stones.^[1]