Hemidactylus bouvieri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. bouvieri |
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Hemidactylus bouvieri (Bocourt, 1870) |
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Hemidactylus bouvieri (English name: Bouvier's half-nailed gecko) is a species of gecko in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands and is listed as critically endangered.
In the Cape Verde Islands H. bouvieri is found on the islands and islets of Boa Vista and Raso.
H. bouvieri was originally described and named by Marie Firmin Bocourt in 1870.
The specific name, bouvieri, is in honor of French zoologist Aimé Bouvier (died 1919).
There are three subspecies which are considered valid.
In 1986, the Correios de Cabo Verde featured H. bouvieri on a postage stamp.
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