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geckos 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 ...

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in the genus ''Tropiocolotes'' grow to a total length (including tail) of about . They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and the head is oval and of equal or lesser width than the body.

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Tropiocolotes algericus The Algerian sand gecko (''Tropiocolotes algericus'') is a species of gecko of the genus ''Tropiocolotes''. It is found in all the Maghreb countries with the exception of Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Li ...

'' – Algerian sand gecko *''

Tropiocolotes bisharicus The Bishari dwarf gecko (''Tropiocolotes bisharicus'') is a species of gecko of the genus ''Tropiocolotes''. It is found in Egypt. The specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclatu ...

'' – Bishari dwarf gecko *''

Tropiocolotes chirioi ''Tropiocolotes chirioi'' is a species of gecko of the family Gekkonidae. It is found in the Sahara Desert , photo = Sahara real color.jpg , photo_caption = The Sahara taken by Apollo 17 astronauts, 1972 , map ...

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Tropiocolotes confusus ''Tropiocolotes confusus'' is a species of gecko endemic to Oman. The type specimen was collected in Dhofar The Dhofar Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة ظُفَار, Muḥāfaẓat Ẓufār) is the largest of the 11 Governorates in th ...

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Tropiocolotes hormozganensis ''Tropiocolotes hormozganensis'' is a species of gecko of the genus ''Tropiocolotes''. It is found in the Hormozgan Province, Iran. The specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomencla ...

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Tropiocolotes nattereri Natterer's gecko (''Tropiocolotes nattereri'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa and Western Asia. Geographic range ''T. nattereri'' is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia ...

'' – Natterer's gecko *''

Tropiocolotes naybandensis ''Tropiocolotes naybandensis'' is a species of gecko of the genus ''Tropiocolotes''. It is found in the Bushehr Province, Iran. The specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ...

'' *'' Tropiocolotes nubicus'' – Steudner's gecko *'' Tropiocolotes scorteccii'' – Scortecci's sand geckoBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tropiocolotes scortecci'', p. 239). *'' Tropiocolotes somalicus'' – Parker's pigmy gecko *'' Tropiocolotes steudneri'' – Steudner's dwarf gecko *'' Tropiocolotes tassiliensis'' *''

Tropiocolotes tripolitanus ''Tropiocolotes tripolitanus'', also known as the northern sand gecko or Tripoli gecko, is a species of gecko found in northern Africa. References tripolitanus Reptiles described in 1880 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{gecko-stub ...

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Tropiocolotes''.

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