Hemidactylus flaviviridis is a species of gecko. It is known as the yellow-belly gecko or northern house gecko.
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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. flaviviridis
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| Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell, 1835
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Distribution
editIts range includes Egypt (Ismailia, Sinai), Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Socotra Island (Yemen), N Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. The type locality is Insel Massaua, Abessinien.e
References
edit- Anderson, J. 1871 A list of the reptilian accession to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from 1865 to 1870, with a description of some new species. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40, part 11(1): 12–39.
- Gray, J. E. 1842 Description of some new species of Reptiles, chiefly from the British Museum collection. The Zoological Miscellany: 57–59.
- Mahendra, B. C. 1935 Sexual dimorphism in the Indian House-gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis Ruppel. Current Science Bangalore 4, 178–179.
- Rüppell, E. 1835 Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, entdeckt und beschrieben. Amphibien. S. Schmerber, Frankfurt a. M.
External links
edit- Hemidactylus flaviviridis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Hemidactylus_flaviviridis.jpg[permanent dead link]
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Hemidactylus_flaviviridis2.jpg[permanent dead link]
