Hemidactylus modestus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species: Hemidactylus modestus

Name

Hemidactylus modestus (Günther, 1894)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.25.37.
• Type locality: “Ngatana”, Tana River, Kenya.

Combinations

• Bunocnemis modestus Günther, 1894: 85 [original combination]
• Teratolepis modesta — Parker 1942 [subsequent combination]
• Hemidactylus modestus — Loveridge, 1947: 108 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1894. Report on the collection of reptiles and fishes made by Dr. J. W. Gregory during his expedition to Mount Kenia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 84–91. BHL

Links

• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2022. IUCN: Hemidactylus modestus  (Data Deficient) (amended version of 2014 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T18519245A217785610. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T18519245A217785610.en. Accessed on 08 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Moderate Leaf-toed Gecko