| Hemidactylus ituriensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. ituriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus ituriensis Schmidt, 1919 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemidactylus fasciatus ituriensis – Loveridge, 1947 | |
Hemidactylus ituriensis (common name Ituri leaf-toed gecko) is a species of gecko. As currently known, it is endemic to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, although its true range probably extends eastwards to Uganda and Kenya. It belongs to the "Hemidactylus fasciatus species group".
Hemidactylus ituriensis can grow to 89 mm (3.5 in) in snout–vent length and about 162 mm (6.4 in) in total length. It is locally common in tropical moist forest at elevations above 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
References
- ^ Kusamba, C. (2021). "Hemidactylus ituriensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124309910A124309949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T124309910A124309949.en. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Hemidactylus ituriensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 October 2022.
- ^ Wagner, Philipp; Leaché, Adam D. & Fujita, Matthew K. (June 2014). "Description of four new West African forest geckos of the Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842 complex, revealed by coalescent species delimitation". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (1): 1–14.
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| Hemidactylus ituriensis | |
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