Hemidactylus puccionii

Hemidactylus puccionii, also known commonly as the Somali plain gecko and the Zanzibar leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.^[1][2]

Hemidactylus puccionii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. puccionii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus puccionii Calabresi, 1927

Etymology

Portrait of Nello Puccioni, 1903 oil painting by Giovanni Costetti, frame by Adolfo De Carolis.

The specific name, puccionii, is in honor of Italian naturalist Nello Puccioni (1881–1937).^[3]

Geographic range

H. puccionii is endemic to Somalia.^[1][2] Earlier records from Kenya and Zanzibar (Tanzania) refer to other species.^[1]

Reproduction

H. puccionii is oviparous.^[2]