Smith's bent-toed gecko

Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko

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Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi

Smith's bent-toed gecko (Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi), also known commonly as Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India.

Animal name origin

The specific name, malcolmsmithi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.

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Appearance

A small species for its genus, H. malcolmsmithi has a maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.4 cm (2.1 in). It has a series of 10–14 femoral pores on the ventral surface of each thigh, the two series being separated by two poreless scales.

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H. malcolmsmithi is found in northern India, in the Indian state of Punjab.

The type locality is "Beas River basin, Punjab, India".

The preferred natural habitats of H. malcolmsmithi are shrubland and forest.

Smith's bent-toed gecko habitat map

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Smith's bent-toed gecko habitat map

Smith's bent-toed gecko

compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Khan, M.S. 2010. Cyrtodactylus malcomsmithi [sic!]. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 20

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Mating Habits

H. malcolmsmithi is oviparous.

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Data deficient (DD)

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References

1. Smith's bent-toed gecko Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith's_bent-toed_gecko

2. Smith's bent-toed gecko on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178497/7558883

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