''Bunopus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of small

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

s, lizards in the

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Gekkonidae. The genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

Species

Three

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

are recognized as being valid. *'' Bunopus blanfordii'' – Blanford's ground gecko *''

Bunopus crassicauda ''Bunopus crassicauda'', also known as the thickhead rock gecko or thick-tailed tuberculated gecko is a species of gecko endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located ...

'' – thickhead rock gecko *'' Bunopus tuberculatus'' – Baluch rock gecko The species formerly known as ''Bunopus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko, has been assigned to the genus ''

Trachydactylus ''Trachydactylus'' is a genus of geckos from the Middle East. Species The genus ''Trachydactylus'' contains 2 recognized species."''Trachydactylus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Trachydactylus hajarensis'' *''Trachyd ...

'' as ''

Trachydactylus spatalurus ''Trachydactylus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) i ...

''."''Trachydactylus spatalurus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

References

External links

* Werner YL (1987)
"Gekkonid Lizards from Five Quarters Meet in Israel".
''Bull. Philadelphia Herp. Soc.'' 31. *

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