Hemidactylus coalescens

Hemidactylus coalescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gekkonidae
Genus:Hemidactylus
Species: H. coalescens
Binomial name
Hemidactylus coalescens
Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014
Synonyms
  • Hemidactylus coalescens Wagner, Leaché & Fujita 2014
  • Hemidactylus coalescens Leaché & Fujita 2010 (nom. nud.)

Hemidactylus coalescens is a species of geckos belonging to the family Gekkonidae.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in rainforest regions of equatorial Africa, from central Cameroon to southern Gabon.[1][2]

Description

Hemidactylus coalescens can reach a length of 78–174 millimetres (3.1–6.9 in). These medium-sized species has a more elongated head and three enlarged internasal scales. Body shows a few dark crossbands with white spots and pale brown interspaces with white spots. The first crossband is restricted to the neck. On the sides of the brown head there is a fine narrow dark stripe reaching the eyes.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 The Reptile Database
  2. 1 2 Wagner, Philipp, Adam D. Leaché, and Matthew K. Fujita. "Description of four new West African forest geckos of the Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842 complex, revealed by coalescent species delimitation." Bonn Zoological Bulletin 63.1 (2014): 1-14.

Further reading

  • Mboumba, Jean-François. "A new lizard species for Gabon, Ichnotropis bivittata Bocage, 1866 (Squamata, Lacertidae)."
  • Leaché, Adam D., et al. "Species delimitation using genome-wide SNP data." Systematic Biology 63.4 (2014): 534-542.
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