Saurodactylus mauritanicus

Saurodactylus mauritanicus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Sphaerodactylidae
Genus:	Saurodactylus
Species:	S. mauritanicus
Binomial name
	Saurodactylus mauritanicus; (Duméril and Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms
	Gymnodactylus mauritanicus; Saurodactylus desertorum;

Saurodactylus mauritanicus is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Morocco, Western Sahara, and possibly Algeria. Both this species and Saurodactylus brosseti were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Ulrich Joger, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano. 2009. Saurodactylus mauritanicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61569A12517583. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61569A12517583.en. Downloaded on 26 October 2018.

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[iucn-1] Ulrich Joger, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano. 2009. Saurodactylus mauritanicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61569A12517583. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61569A12517583.en. Downloaded on 26 October 2018.