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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. mercatorius
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus mercatorius Gray, 1842
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References
edit- ^ a b c Vences, M.; Hawlitschek, O.; Bauer, A.M.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Hemidactylus mercatorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172976A120629851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T172976A120629851.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hemidactylus mercatorius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database