''Tropiocolotes'' is a genus of geckos,

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

s in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is native to North Africa and the Middle East. Species 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.

Species & subspecies

The following species and

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are recognized as being valid. *'' Tropiocolotes algericus'' – Algerian sand gecko *'' Tropiocolotes bisharicus'' – Bishari dwarf gecko *'' Tropiocolotes chirioi'' *'' Tropiocolotes confusus'' *'' Tropiocolotes hormozganensis'' *'' Tropiocolotes nattereri'' – Natterer's gecko *'' Tropiocolotes naybandensis'' *''

Tropiocolotes nubicus The Steudner's gecko (''Tropiocolotes nubicus'') is a species of gecko of the genus '' Tropiocolotes''. It is found in Egypt and Sudan. The specific epithet ''nubicus'' relates to the type locality, the Nubia Region. 'Steudner' may relate to th ...

'' – 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 steudneri''), also commonly known as the Algerian sand gecko and Steudner's pigmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to North Africa and the Middle East. E ...

'' – 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 Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging ...

'' – northern sand gecko, Tripoli gecko **'' Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax'' **'' Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis'' **'' Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus'' *'' Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei'' *'' Tropiocolotes yomtovi'' '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Tropiocolotes''.

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