Oriente tuberculate gecko
Crombie's wall gecko (Tarentola crombiei), also known commonly as the Oriente tuberculate gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.
The specific name, crombiei, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Ian Crombie.
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starts withT. crombiei is small for its genus, with a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57.8 mm (2.28 in).
T. crombiei is found along the southeastern coast of Cuba in Granma Province, Guantánamo Province, and Santiago de Cuba Province.
The preferred natural habitat of T. crombiei is dry forest.
T. crombiei is oviparous. Clutch size is only one egg, which is fusiform and nonadhesive.
