title: Hemidactylus ruspolii
text: # Hemidactylus ruspolii
  
  Hemidactylus ruspolii, also known commonly as the farm leaf-toed gecko, Prince Ruspoli's gecko, Ruspoli's gecko, and the turnip-tailed black and yellow gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northern East Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, ruspolii, is in honor of Italian explorer Prince Eugenio Ruspoli.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  H. ruspolii is found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  H. ruspolii is oviparous.
  
  