A recent molecular phylogeny of the Arid clade of the genus Hemidactylus revealed that the recently described H. saba and two unnamed Hemidactylus species from Sinai, Saudi Arabia and Yemen form a well-supported monophyletic group within the Arabian radiation of the genus. The name 'Hemidactylus saba species group' is suggested for this clade. According to the results of morphological comparisons and the molecular analyses using two mitochondrial (12S and cytb) and four nuclear (cmos, mc1r, rag1, rag2) genes, the name Hemidactylus granosus Heyden, 1827 is resurrected from the synonymy of H. turcicus for the Sinai and Saudi Arabian species. The third species of this group from Yemen is described formally as a new species H. ulii sp. n. The phylogenetic relationships of the members of 'Hemidactylus saba species group' are evaluated and the distribution and ecology of individual species are discussed.

Biology Department Faculty of Education University of Aden Aden Yemen ; Faculty of Sciences University of Hail Hail Saudi Arabia

Biology department Faculty of Science Taif University 888 Taif Saudi Arabia

Department of Ecology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Viničná 7 Prague Czech Republic

Department of Zoology National Museum Cirkusová 1740 Prague Czech Republic

Department of Zoology National Museum Cirkusová 1740 Prague Czech Republic ; Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague Viničná 7 Prague Czech Republic

Faculty of Science University of Sana'a Sana'a Yemen

Institute of Evolutionary Biology Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37 49 Barcelona Spain

Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt Bernhard Grzimek Allee 1 Frankfurt am Main Germany

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