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Hemidactylus luqueorum is a species of house gecko endemic to Oman.[1][2] The specific epithet luqueorum honors Maria Teresa Luque and her family.[2]

Hemidactylus luqueorum is found in the western Hajar Mountains in northern Oman at 492–2,200 m (1,614–7,218 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. ^ Carranza, Salvador, and Edwin Nicholas Arnold. "A review of the geckos of the genus Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Oman based on morphology, mitochondrial and nuclear data, with descriptions of eight new species." Zootaxa 3378 (2012): 1-95.
  2. ^ a b Hemidactylus luqueorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-11-04.

Further reading

  • Šmíd, Jiří, et al. "Out of Arabia: A complex biogeographic history of multiple vicariance and dispersal events in the gecko genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)." (2013): e64018.


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