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Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854 is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854 (Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854)
Animalia

Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854

Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854

Hemidactylus platycephalus is a gecko species widely distributed across eastern Africa from Somalia to Mozambique and Madagascar.

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Hemidactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Hemidactylus platycephalus Peters, 1854

Taxonomic Identification

Hemidactylus platycephalus (Peters, 1854) is a species of gecko.

Common Names

It is known by several common names: tree gecko, flathead leaf-toed gecko, and Baobab gecko.

Distribution Range

This gecko is widely distributed across eastern Africa, ranging from Somalia in the north to Mozambique and Madagascar in the south.

Photo: (c) Chad Keates, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chad Keates

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Hemidactylus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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