Ptyodactylus hasselquistii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Ptyodactylus |
Species: | P. hasselquistii
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Binomial name | |
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (
Donndorff, 1798)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and western Asia.
The specific name, hasselquistii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist. [3]
P. hasselquistii grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 96 mm (3.8 in). [4]
P. hasselquistii is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia (including the Farasan Islands), northern Somalia, Sudan, and Syria. [2]
The type locality is Cairo, Egypt. [2]
P. hasselquistii is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two eggs. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
Genus: | Ptyodactylus |
Species: | P. hasselquistii
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Binomial name | |
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (
Donndorff, 1798)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and western Asia.
The specific name, hasselquistii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist. [3]
P. hasselquistii grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 96 mm (3.8 in). [4]
P. hasselquistii is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia (including the Farasan Islands), northern Somalia, Sudan, and Syria. [2]
The type locality is Cairo, Egypt. [2]
P. hasselquistii is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two eggs. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]