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title: "Heyden’s gecko"
description: "Hemidactylus robustus — Répteis. Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/heyden-s-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Heyden’s gecko

> Hemidactylus robustus — Répteis. Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East.

- Scientific name: *Hemidactylus robustus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 546
- Wikidata: [Q3130126](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3130126)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102553](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102553)

## Names

- en: Heyden’s gecko

## Countries with the most observations

AE (279), OM (47), IR (33), SA (10), EG (9), SO (7), QA (4), ET (3)

## Summary

Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heyden%27s_gecko

## Photo

![Heyden’s gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/heyden-s-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184829750

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/heyden-s-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).