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Beautiful short-fingered gecko

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Species of lizard

Beautiful short-fingered gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Trigonodactylus
Species: T. pulcher
Binomial name
Trigonodactylus pulcher
Anderson, 1896

The beautiful short-fingered gecko (Trigonodactylus pulcher) is a gecko species in the genus Trigonodactylus. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Etymology

Beautiful short-fingered gecko is named after Latin pulcher, meaning beautiful and fair.

Habitat

This species occurs in sandy habitats close to the sea, including sand dunes. It can be locally common.

References

  1. ^ Busais, S.M.S.; Al Jumaily, M.M. & Shobrak, M. (2012). "Stenodactylus pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199594A2605600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199594A2605600.en.
  2. Anderson, J. (1896). A contribution to the herpetology of Arabia, with a preliminary list of the reptiles and batrachians of Egypt. London: R.H. Porter. p. 19.
  3. ^ Stenodactylus pulcher at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Stenodactylus pulcher

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