Hemidactylus forbesii

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Gekkomorpha
Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus forbesii
Name

Hemidactylus forbesii Boulenger, G.A., 1899

The Socotra leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus forbesii) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Abd al-Kuri in the Socotra archipelago.[2]
Etymology

The specific name, forbesii, is in honor of Henry Ogg Forbes, who was a Scottish explorer and naturalist.[3]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. forbesii is the intertidal zone.[1]
Reproduction

H. forbesii is oviparous.[1][2] Eggs are laid in rock crevices or under stones.[1]
References

Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Hemidactylus forbesii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199723A9122942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199723A9122942.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Hemidactylus forbesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus forbesii, p. 91).

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1899). "The Expedition to Sokotra. II. Descriptions of the New Species of Reptiles". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 2 (1): 4–7. (Hemidactylus forbesii, new species, p. 5).
Garcia-Porta J, Morales HE, Gómez-Díaz E, Sindaco R, Carranza S (2016). "Patterns of diversification in islands: a comparative study across three gecko genera in the Socotra Archipelago". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 288–299.
Rösler H, Wranik W (2000). "Die Geckofauna des Sokotra-Archipels (Sauria: Gekkonidae)". Gekkota 2: 20–27. (in German).
Rösler H, Wranik W (2004). "A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago". Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.