systematics and biogeography of hemidactylus homoeolepis blanford, 1881 (squamata: gekkonidae), with the description of a new species from arabia. | a new species of gecko of the genus hemidactylus (squamata: gekkonidae) is described from oman and extreme eastern yemen. hemidactylus minutus sp. nov. is characterized morphologically by its very small size, being the smallest hemidactylus in mainland arabia, absence of enlarged tubercles anywhere on the body, expanded subcaudal scales beginning some way from tail base, number of preanal pores, number of lamellae under the first and fourth toes, and weakly contrasted black and white banded patt ... | 2014 | 25081467 |