Hemidactylus mercatorius
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| Hemidactylus mercatorius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. mercatorius |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus mercatorius Gray, 1842 | |
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The merchant gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) is a species of gecko.[2] There has been confusion between it and Hemidactylus mabouia, making it difficult to establish the ranges of the species.[1] While the Reptile Database gives Hemidactylus mercatorius a wide distribution in eastern Africa,[2] the IUCN restricts its native distribution to Madagascar and some other islands in the Indian Ocean (the Comoros, Seychelles, Mayotte).[1]