title: Smith's leaf-toed gecko
text: # Smith's leaf-toed gecko
  
  Smith's leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus smithi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  H. smithi is found in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred habitat of H. smithi is at altitudes of 630–1,100 m (2,070–3,610 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  H. smithi is oviparous.
  
  