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title: "Grays Halbfingergecko"
description: "Hemidactylus mercatorius — Reptilien. The merchant gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) is a species of gecko."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/farquhar-half-toed-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grays Halbfingergecko

> Hemidactylus mercatorius — Reptilien. The merchant gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) is a species of gecko.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus mercatorius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 604
- Wikidata: [Q5091299](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5091299)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34477](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34477)

## Names

- en: Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
- de: Grays Halbfingergecko
- es: Geco mercante
- fr: Hémidactyle des palmiers

## Countries with the most observations

MG (288), YT (11)

## Summary

The merchant gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) is a species of gecko. There has been confusion between it and  Hemidactylus mabouia, making it difficult to establish the ranges of the species. While the Reptile Database gives Hemidactylus mercatorius a wide distribution in eastern Africa, the IUCN restricts its native distribution to Madagascar and some other islands in the Indian Ocean (the Comoros, Seychelles, Mayotte).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemidactylus_mercatorius

## Photo

![Grays Halbfingergecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/farquhar-half-toed-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291309302

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/farquhar-half-toed-gecko?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).