| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | GEKKONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hemidactylus palaichthus | |||
| Species Authority: | Kluge, 1969 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Castro, F. & Mayer, G.C. |
| Reviewer/s: | Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team) |
| Contributor/s: | De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G. |
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Justification: Hemidactylus palaichthus has been assessed as Least Concern because it has a large distribution and is not being impacted by any threats, or undergoing population declines. This species can also inhabit a variety of habitats, including anthropogenic environments. |
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| Range Description: | This species is found across northern South America from Colombia across to Brazil, and on the Caribbean islands of St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil; Colombia; Guyana; Saint Lucia; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuela
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| Population: | There is no population information available for this species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in a variety of habitats, including urban settlements, rocky cliffs, savannas, dry evergreen forest, and forest edges. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed, for this species. |
| Citation: | Castro, F. & Mayer, G.C. 2010. Hemidactylus palaichthus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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