Stenodactylus slevini | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Stenodactylus |
Species: | S. slevini
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Binomial name | |
Stenodactylus slevini
G. Haas, 1957
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Synonyms [2] | |
Stenodactylus slevini, also known commonly as Slevin's sand gecko or Slevin's short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.
The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin. [3]
S. slevini is found in Bahrain, southern Iraq, southern Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, northwestern Saudi Arabia, western United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. slevini is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]
A medium-sized species for its genus, S. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.3 cm (2.5 in). [2]
Stenodactylus slevini | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Stenodactylus |
Species: | S. slevini
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Binomial name | |
Stenodactylus slevini
G. Haas, 1957
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Synonyms [2] | |
Stenodactylus slevini, also known commonly as Slevin's sand gecko or Slevin's short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.
The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin. [3]
S. slevini is found in Bahrain, southern Iraq, southern Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, northwestern Saudi Arabia, western United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. slevini is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]
A medium-sized species for its genus, S. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.3 cm (2.5 in). [2]