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Ptyodactylus
''Ptyodactylus'' is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos. The genus has 12 described species. Geographic range and habitat The genus ''Ptyodactylus'' is distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East. Description The common name, fan-fingered geckos, is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads on the ventral surface of the toes are adhesive, and each toe has a retractable claw. Species & subspecies The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. *''Ptyodactylus ananjevae'' *''Ptyodactylus dhofarensis'' *''Ptyodactylus guttatus'' – Sinai fan-fingered gecko *''Ptyodactylus hasselquistii'' – yellow fan-fingered gecko **''Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii'' **''Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri'' – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko *''Ptyodactylus homolepis'' – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko *''Ptyodactylus orlovi'' *''Ptyodacty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Puiseuxi
''Ptyodactylus puiseuxi'', common names Israeli fan-fingered gecko and Syrian fan-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Middle East. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''puiseuxi'', is in honor of French astronomer Victor Puiseux, Victor Alexandre Puiseux. Description ''P. puiseuxi'' is a medium-sized gecko. It is light to dark brown, with numerous white spots on the dorsal surface. The head is large and triangular. The tail has several white bands, and is shorter than the overall head and body length (snout-to-vent length). The dorsal scales are small and granular. Geographic range ''P. puiseuxi'' is found in Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Habitat and behaviour ''P. puiseuxi'' usually emerges after dark to feed, but can be seen in rocky, shady areas, and near caves. Reproduction ''P. puiseuxi'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Hasselquistii Hasselquistii
''Ptyodactylus'' is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos. The genus has 12 described species. Geographic range and habitat The genus ''Ptyodactylus'' is distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East. Description The common name, fan-fingered geckos, is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads on the ventral surface of the toes are adhesive, and each toe has a retractable claw. Species & subspecies The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. *'' Ptyodactylus ananjevae'' *'' Ptyodactylus dhofarensis'' *'' Ptyodactylus guttatus'' – Sinai fan-fingered gecko *'' Ptyodactylus hasselquistii'' – yellow fan-fingered gecko **'' Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii'' **'' Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri'' – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko *'' Ptyodactylus homolepis'' – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko *'' Ptyodactylus orlovi'' *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Hasselquistii
''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. Etymology The specific name, ''hasselquistii'', is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist. Description ''P. hasselquistii'' grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of The African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College'' 98 (1): 1–469. (''Ptyodactylus hasselquistii'', pp. 275–283). Geographic range ''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. The type locality is Cairo, Egypt."''Ptyodactylus hasselquistii'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Orlovi
''Ptyodactylus orlovi'', Orlov's Fan-footed Gecko, is a species of gecko in the Family (biology), family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''orlovi'', is in honor of Russian herpetologist species:Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov, Nikolai Orlov. Geographic range ''P. orlovi'' is found in Oman and the adjacent United Arab Emirates. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. orlovi'' is rocky areas of desert, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''P. orlovi'' may attain a Snout–vent length, snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail slightly shorter than SVL. Behavior ''P. orlovi'' is Diurnality, diurnal, Terrestrial locomotion, terrestrial, and rupicolous. Reproduction ''P. orlovi'' is Oviparity, oviparous. In summer, an adult female may lay a Clutch (eggs), clutch of two eggs in a communal nesting site. References Further reading *species:Roman Alekseevich Nazarov, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Ragazzii
Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko (''Ptyodactylus ragazzii''), also known commonly as the Sahelian fan-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''ragazzii'', is in honor of Italian physician Vincenzo Ragazzi (1856–1929) of the Modena Natural History Society. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ptyodactylus ragazzii'', p. 216). Geographic range ''P. ragazzii'' is found in Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. ragazzii'' is rocky areas in desert, shrubland, and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to . Behavoir ''P. ragazzii'' is nocturnal, crepuscular, and rupicolous. Reproduction ''P. ragazzii'' is oviparous. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Oudrii
Oudri's fan-footed gecko (''Ptyodactylus oudrii''), also known commonly as the Algerian fan-fingered gecko and Oudri's fan-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of northwestern Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''oudrii'', is in honor of General Émile Oudri (1843–1919) of the French Foreign Legion. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ptyodactylus oudrii'', p. 197). Geographic range ''P. oudrii'' is found in Algeria and Morocco. Habitat The natural habitats of ''P. oudrii'' are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. Reproduction ''P. oudrii'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Ruusaljibalicus
The Ruus al Jibal fan-footed gecko (''Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the ''Ru'us al-Jibal'', the northernmost of the Hajar Mountains in the Musandam Peninsula shared by Oman and United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E .... See also * Wildlife of Oman * Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates References Ptyodactylus Reptiles described in 2017 {{gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Ananjevae
''Ptyodactylus ananjevae'' is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jordan. Etymology The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ..., ''ananjevae'', is in honor of Russian herpetologist Natalia Ananjeva. Geographic range ''P. ananjevae'' is found in southern Jordan. Description ''P. ananjevae'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail equal to or slightly longer than SVL. References Further reading * Nazarov, Roman; Melnikov, Daniel; Melnikova, Ekaterina (2013). "Three New Species of ''Ptyodactylus'' (Reptilia; Squamata; Phyllodactylidae) from the Middle East". ''Russian Journal of Herpetology'' 20 (2): 147–162. (''Ptyodactylus ananjevae'', new species). Ptyodactylus Reptiles of Jordan R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Guttatus
The Sinai fan-fingered gecko (''Ptyodactylus guttatus'') is a species of gecko. It is found in Egypt in, Israel and the Middle East. It is common in the Sinai desert and the Negev desert. Its fan shaped fingers have given it the name מניפנית in Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ... coming from the word מניפה which means "fan" References Ptyodactylus Reptiles described in 1827 Taxa named by Carl von Heyden {{gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Dhofarensis
''Ptyodactylus dhofarensis'' is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline .... References Ptyodactylus Reptiles described in 2013 {{gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptyodactylus Rivapadiali
Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko (''Ptyodactylus rivapadiali'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, .... References Ptyodactylus Reptiles described in 2017 {{gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
