Hemidactylus festivus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus festivus

Name

Hemidactylus festivus Carranza & Arnold, 2012

Holotype: BMNH 1977.977, female collected in October 1977 by E.N. Arnold (MorphoBank M95339–M95353).

Type locality: Wadi Ayoun, 670 m, Dhofar region (South Oman) 17.24671’N 53.88774’E.

Etymology: The name refers to the “happy” aspect of this species, with its bright coloring in the dorsal pattern of living animals and with the juveniles moving around leaping with the tail raised to show its conspicuous black and white coloring.

Mentions

Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1977: 101 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1986: 283 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Arnold, 1986: 420 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Schätti & Desvoignes, 1999: 52 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — van Der Kooij, 2000: 113 (part.)
Hemidactylus yerburii — Sindaco & Jeremcenko, 2008: 117 (part.)
Hemidactylus festivus Carranza & Arnold, 2012

References

Carranza, S.; Arnold, E.N. 2012: A review of the geckos of the genus Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Oman based on morphology, mitochondrial and nuclear data, with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa 3378: 1–95. Preview Reference page.