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Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Henle & Böhme, 2003

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.

Holotype of Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus

Holotype of Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus

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Open encyclopedia reference

Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus is a species of gecko. It is found in West Africa (Ivory Coast) and Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo).

Its reproduction is oviparous and it presents the following characteristics: a distinctly enlarged central row of hexagonal scales on the ventral surface of the tail, thub normal with claw, 14-17 preanal pores in males and scansors on the ventral surface of the first and fourth toe low.

Wikipedia contributors, Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:31:16.674783+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Henle & Böhme, 2003
Name authority
Henle & Böhme, 2003
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusHemidactylus
  13. speciesHemidactylus pseudomuriceus Henle & Böhme, 2003

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hemidactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Aaron Bauer’s House GeckoHemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri, 2008GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemidactylus acanthopholis Mirza & Sanap, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemidactylus albivertebralis Trape & Böhme, 2012GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
White Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus albopunctatus (Loveridge, 1947)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nigeria Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus ansorgii Boulenger, 1901GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Annobon Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus aporus Boulenger, 1906GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemidactylus aquilonius Mcmahan & Zug, 2007GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Barbieri’s Turkana GeckoHemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti & Ziliani, 2007GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemidactylus beninensis Bauer, Tchibozo, Pauwels & Lenglet, 2006GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bioko Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus biokoensis Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Amaral's Brazilian GeckoHemidactylus brasilianus (Amaral, 1935)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hedgehog Leaf-toed GeckoHemidactylus echinus O'Shaughnessy, 1875GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

SE Nigeria, W Cameroon (Jingwe (Yingui)

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.

  1. HENLE, K. & W. BÖHME. (2003). A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from West Africa, and comments on species hitherto confused with H. muriceus. African Journal of Herpetology 52(1): 23-38. 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.

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:6LPQF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.