Heyden's gecko
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Heyden's gecko | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Hemidactylus |
Species: | H. robustus
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Binomial name | |
Hemidactylus robustus Heyden, 1827
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Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East.[1]
Distribution
It may be found in Egypt,[2][3] Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan.[1]
Conservation status
In Egypt, it is expected to lose much of its currently suitable distribution in the future due to anthropogenic climate change.[3]
Original publication
- Heyden, 1827 : Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. I. Zoologie. Reptilien. H. L. Brönner, p. 1-24 (integrated text).
References
- ^ a b Hemidactylus robustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 July 2018.
- ^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
- ^ a b El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha El Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change". Journal of Arid Environments. 127: 211–221. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007.
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- Hemidactylus
- Reptiles described in 1827
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