Hemidactylus ruspolii

Hemidactylus ruspolii, also known commonly as the farm leaf-toed gecko, Prince Ruspoli's gecko, Ruspoli's gecko, and the turnip-tailed black and yellow gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northern East Africa.

Hemidactylus ruspolii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. ruspolii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus ruspolii Boulenger, 1896
Synonyms
Hemidactylus erlangeri Steindachner, 1907

Etymology

The specific name, ruspolii, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Eugenio Ruspoli.^[1]

Geographic range

H. ruspolii is found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia.^[2]

Reproduction

H. ruspolii is oviparous.^[2]