About Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell, 1835
Taxonomy and Naming
Hemidactylus flaviviridis, formally described by Rüppell in 1835, is a species of gecko. It has two common names: the yellow-belly gecko and the northern house gecko.
Distribution
Its known distribution spans Egypt (including Ismailia and Sinai), Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Argentina, Socotra Island (Yemen), northern Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
Type Locality
The species' type locality is Massawa Island, Abyssinia.
