Antilles leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Hemidactylus |
Species: | H. palaichthus |
Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus palaichthus Kluge, 1969 |
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The Antilles leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus palaichthus) is a gecko species found in northern South America, where it is restricted to lowland areas. It can also be found on small rocks and islets offshore of Saint Lucia, Trinidad, and Tobago, though it is absent from the main islands.