Hemidactylus granti Boulenger, 1899

Hemidactylus granti Boulenger, 1899: 4 —Locus typicus: “Adho Dimellus, Sokotra, 3500–4500 feet ”. Hemidactylus granti . — Boulenger, 1903: 81, pl. 10.3.

Hemidactylus granti . —Wranik, 2003: 133, Pl. 76.

Hemidactylus granti . — Rösler & Wranik, 2004: 513, Pl. 14.

A poorly known highland endemic species, whose distribution is limited to the Hajhir massif.

Habitat. We found the species in fissured rocks, under barks and especially under stones where sometimes were observed also communal oviposition sites with high numbers of eggs or egg remains (30–80). The ascertained vertical distribution ranges between 970 and 1463 meters a.s.l.

Original data. Fig. 9. Skand, Adho Di Meleh.

Bibliographic data. Boulenger (1899, 1903), Steindachner (1903), Wranik (1998b), Schätti & Desvoignes (1999), Rösler & Wranik (2004).

General distribution. Endemic to high mountains (Hajhir) of Socotra Island.

Remarks. According to the molecular study by Carranza & Arnold (2006) H. granti is the sister taxon of H. dracaenacolus .