''Asaccus arnoldi'' is a

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in the

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. It, along with all other species in the

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Asaccus ''Asaccus'' is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the family Phyllodactylidae. Papenfuss TJ et al. (2010)"Phylogenetic relationships among species of Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos (''Asaccus'')". ''Procee ...

'', is

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to the

Hajar Mountains The Hajar Mountains ( ar, جِبَال ٱلْحَجَر, Jibāl al-Ḥajar, ''The Rocky Mountains'' or ''The Stone Mountains'') in northeastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabian ...

of northern

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

Taxonomy

''Asaccas arnoldi'' was first formally named in 2017. The

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, ''arnoldi'', is in honor of British herpetologist Edwin Nicholas "Nick" Arnold.

Description

''Asaccus arnoldi'' is the smallest species in the genus ''Asaccus''. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) of ''A. arnoldi'' is only . It is most closely related to '' Asaccus gallagheri''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q60793191 Asaccus Reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula Endemic fauna of Oman Reptiles described in 2017