Hemidactylus oxyrhinus Boulenger, 1899

Hemidactylus oxyrhinus Boulenger, 1899: 5 .—Locus typicus: “Abd al-Kuri”. Hemidactylus oxyrhinus .— Boulenger, 1903: 94, pl. 10.2

Hemidactylus oxyrhinus . — Joger, 2000: 341

Hemidactylus oxyrhinus .— Rösler & Wranik, 2004: 515, Pl. 17.

This poorly known gecko is quite numerous at least locally in Abd al-Kuri. It was not found climbing, but observations are so scarce that habitat requirements of this species are almost unknown, as well as its life history.

Original data. Fig. 12. Abd al-Kuri Island.

Habitat. It is a ground dwelling gecko found on stony and sandy places of the island, often close to dwarf bushes.

Bibliographic data. Boulenger (1899, 1903), Steindachner (1903), Rösler & Wranik (2004).

General distribution. Endemic to Abd al-Kuri Island.