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Annobon Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus aporus Boulenger, 1906
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Annobon leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus aporus) is a species of geckos in the family Gekkonidae. It is only known from the island of Annobón, Equatorial Guinea. The species was described and named by George Albert Boulenger in 1906 based on several specimens collected by Leonardo Fea between sea level and 500 metres elevation.
Wikipedia contributors, Annobon leaf-toed gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:25:11.337825+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemidactylus aporus Boulenger, 1906
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1906
- Common name
- Annobon Leaf-toed Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Hemidactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusHemidactylus
- speciesHemidactylus aporus Boulenger, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemidactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bauer’s House GeckoHemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemidactylus acanthopholis Mirza & Sanap, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemidactylus albivertebralis Trape & Böhme, 2012 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus albopunctatus (Loveridge, 1947) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nigeria Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus ansorgii Boulenger, 1901 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemidactylus aquilonius Mcmahan & Zug, 2007 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbieri’s Turkana GeckoHemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti & Ziliani, 2007 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemidactylus beninensis Bauer, Tchibozo, Pauwels & Lenglet, 2006 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bioko Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus biokoensis Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amaral's Brazilian GeckoHemidactylus brasilianus (Amaral, 1935) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hedgehog Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus echinus O'Shaughnessy, 1875 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemidactylus eniangii Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemidactylus&species=aporus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KN87. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.