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Tasman's Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus tasmani
The Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus tasmani), also known commonly as Tasman's tropical house gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe.
From the article Tasmanian leaf-toed gecko on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of H. tasmani have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5–7.5 cm (2.6–3.0 in).
In human culture
The specific name, tasmani, is in honor of Father Kenneth Robert Tasman (1890–1968), who was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and herpetologist in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34448.