Hemidactylus mercatorius

Hemidactylus mercatorius is a species of gecko.^[2] There has been confusion between it and Hemidactylus mabouia, making it difficult to establish the ranges of the species.^[1] While the Reptile Database gives Hemidactylus mercatorius a wide distribution in eastern Africa,^[2] the IUCN restricts its native distribution to Madagascar and some other islands in the Indian Ocean (the Comoros, Seychelles, Mayotte).^[1]

Hemidactylus mercatorius
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. mercatorius
Binomial name
Hemidactylus mercatorius Gray, 1842
Synonyms
Hemidactylus gardineri Hemidactylus persimilis Hemidactylus mandanus