Hemidactylus ituriensis

Hemidactylus ituriensis (common name Ituri leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko. As currently known, it is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,^[1][2] although its true range probably extends eastwards to Uganda and Kenya.^[2][3] It belongs to the "Hemidactylus fasciatus species group".^[3]

Hemidactylus ituriensis
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. ituriensis
Binomial name
Hemidactylus ituriensis Schmidt, 1919
Synonyms[2]
Hemidactylus fasciatus ituriensis – Loveridge, 1947

Hemidactylus ituriensis can grow to 89 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length and about 162 mm (6.4 in) in total length.^[3] It is locally common in tropical moist forest at elevations above 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[1]