Barboza's leaf-toed gecko


Barboza's leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Angola.

Etymology

The specific name, bayonii, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist Francisco Antonio Pinheiro Bayão, who was a planter and administrator in Angola.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. bayonii is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to.

Description

Small for its genus, H. bayonii may attain a snout-to-vent length of about.

Reproduction

H. bayonii is oviparous.