Banded leaf-toed gecko

The banded leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus fasciatus) is a species of gecko. It is found in western Africa.[1] It's a fairly large gecko recognizable to its almost transverse dorsal bands. It is generally found in the forest where it hides during the day under tree bark.

Banded leaf-toed gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. fasciatus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus fasciatus
Gray, 1842

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