Scortecci's sand gecko
Appearance
Scortecci's sand gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Tropiocolotes |
Species: | T. scortecci
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Binomial name | |
Tropiocolotes scortecci Cherchi & Spanò, 1963
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The Scortecci's sand gecko (Tropiocolotes scortecci), also known as the Scortecci's dwarf gecko,[2] is a species of gecko of the genus Tropiocolotes. It is found in Yemen and Oman. The specific epithet scortecci honors Giuseppe Scortecci, an Italian herpetologist.[2]
References
- ^ Wilms, T; Sindaco, R (2012). "Tropiocolotes scortecci ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018.1. IUCN: e.T199597A2605736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199597A2605736.en. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b Tropiocolotes scorteccii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database