Natterer's gecko
| Natterer's gecko | |
|---|---|
| Sinai Dwarf Gecko in Israel | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Tropiocolotes |
| Species: | T. nattereri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901
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Natterer's gecko (Tropiocolotes nattereri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Africa and Western Asia.
Geographic range
Tropiocolotes nattereri is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Tropiocolotes nattereri are desert, rocky areas, and shrubland, at elevations up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet, nattereri, is in honor of Austrian ornithologist Johann Natterer.[2][3]
Reproduction
Tropiocolotes nattereri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is only one egg, but each female lays two or more clutches per year.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Baha El Din, S.; Böhme, W.; Disi, A.M.; Mateo, J.A. (2012). "Tropiocolotes nattereri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T198532A2530735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T198532A2530735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Tropiocolotes nattereri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, p. 187).
Further reading
- Pasteur G (1960). "Redécouverte et validité probable du Gekkonidé Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner ". Comptes Rendus des Séances Mensuelles, Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physique du Maroc 26 (8): 143–145. (in French).
- Rösler, H. (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota. 2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, p. 119). (in German).
- Sindaco, R.; Jeremčenko, V.K. (2008). Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7. 580 pp.
- Steindachner F (1901). "Expedition S. M. Schiff "Pola" in das Rothe Meer, Nordliche und Südliche Hälfte. 1895/96 und 1897/98. Zoologische Ergebnisse. XVII. Berichte über die herpetologischen Aufsammlung ". Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien 69: 325–339 + Plates I–II. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, new species, pp. 326–327 + Plate I, figures 2, 2a). (in German).
- Werner YL (2016). Reptile Life in the Land of Israel. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira. 494 pp. ISBN 978-3899731040.