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Scortecci's sand gecko

Scortecci's sand gecko (Tropiocolotes scorteccii), also known commonly as Scortecci's dwarf gecko,[2] is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.

Scortecci's sand gecko
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tropiocolotes
Species:
T. scorteccii
Binomial name
Tropiocolotes scorteccii
Cherchi & Spanò, 1963
Synonyms

Etymology edit

The specific epithet, scorteccii, honors Giuseppe Scortecci, an Italian herpetologist.[2][3]

Geographic range edit

T. scorteccii is found in Oman and Yemen.

Habitat edit

The preferred natural habitat of T. scorteccii is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).[1]

Description edit

T. scorteccii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 21.5 mm (0.85 in), and the tail may be almost as long as the SVL.[4]

Reproduction edit

T. scorteccii is oviparous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wilms T, Sindaco R [in German] (2012). "Tropiocolotes scortecci ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018.1: e.T199597A2605736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199597A2605736.en.
  2. ^ a b c Tropiocolotes scorteccii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ 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 scortecci, p. 239).
  4. ^ Cherchi & Spanò (1963).

Further reading edit

  • Baha El Din SM (2001). "A synopsis of African and South Arabian geckos of the genus Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with a description of a new species from Egypt". Zoology in the Middle East 22: 45–56.
  • Cherchi MA, Spanò S (1963). "Una nuova specie di Tropiocolotes del Sud Arabia Spedizione Scortecci nell'Haudramaut (1962)". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici, Università di Genova 32: 29–34. (Tropiocolotes scorteccii, new species). (in Italian, with an abstract in English).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes scortecci, p. 119). (in German).
  • Sindaco R Jeremčenko VK (2008). The 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. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.



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