New Gecko (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

New Gecko

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Hemidactylus principensis is a new species of gecko from Principe island, off the west coast of Africa. It was long thought to be the same species as Hemidactylus greeffi, found on neighboring Sao Tome island. It is one of 137 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2012.

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