Natterer's gecko

Natterer's gecko (Tropiocolotes nattereri ) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa and Western Asia.

Natterer's gecko

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tropiocolotes
Species:
T. nattereri
Binomial name
Tropiocolotes nattereri

Geographic range

T. nattereri is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet, nattereri, is in honor of Austrian ornithologist Johann Natterer.[2][3]

Reproduction

T. nattereri is oviparous.[2]

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References

  1. Al Johany AMH, Amr ZSS, Baha El Din S, Böhme W, Disi AM, Mateo JA (2012). "Tropiocolotes nattereri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018.1: e.T198532A2530735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T198532A2530735.en.
  2. Tropiocolotes nattereri 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 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).
  • 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.


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