Hemidactylus inintellectus Sindaco, Ziliani, Razzetti, Pupin, Grieco, 2009

Razzetti, Edoardo, Sindaco, Roberto, Grieco, Cristina, Pella, Francesca, Ziliani, Ugo, Pupin, Fabio, Riservato, Elisa, Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele, Butikofer, Luca, Suleiman, Ahmed Saeed & Al-Aseily, Badar Awadh, 2011, Annotated checklist and distribution of the Socotran Archipelago Herpetofauna (Reptilia), Zootaxa 2826, pp. 1-44 : 8-9

Hemidactylus inintellectus Sindaco, Ziliani, Razzetti, Pupin, Grieco, 2009

Hemidactylus inintellectus Sindaco et al. 2009: 86 —Locus typicus: “ Yemen, Socotra Island, Wadi Ayhaft (12°36’47”N – 53°57’52”E), about m 200 a.s.l.”.

Hemidactylus granti . — Schätti and Desvoignes, 1999: 108 –109, fig. 30.

Hemidactylus aff. turcicus .— Rösler & Wranik, 2000a: 24, tab. 1.

[ Hemidactylus ] turcicus -like.—Rösler & Wranik (in Wranik 2003: 133).

Hemidactylus sp.—Rösler & Wranik (in Wranik 2003: pl. 74 up).

Hemidactylus sp. B.— Rösler & Wranik, 2004: 518, pl. 5, fig. 20.

Hemidactylus sp. B.— Rösler & Wranik, 2006a: 127, tab. 1.

Hemidactylus granti . —Sindaco et al., 2008: tab. 1.

This taxon was observed and/or collected by several authors ( Schätti & Desvoignes, 1999; Rösler & Wranik 2003, 2004, 2006a) but always confused with other taxa or, until two years ago, just suspected to be a new species without any formal description (see Sindaco et al., 2009).

Original data. Fig. 11. NE Coast, Homhil, Momi plateau, Firmihin, Dheroh, Central Noged, Neet, Shu'ab inland, Qeysoh, Qalansiyah, Wadi Ayhaft, Kadheb E.

Habitat. This species is a nocturnal rock dwelling gecko. Individuals were observed usually climbing on cliffs, deep crevices, large boulders, tree trunks (including palms and occasionally Adenium or Dracaena ), generally on limestone rocks, but also on granite. Recorded from near sea level up to 762 m a.s.l. (North of Derhoh).

Bibliographic data. This species was reported by some authors (under different names: see synonymy) for a few localities in the central and eastern part of the island.

General distribution. Endemic to Socotra Island.