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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Sauria

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Infraorder
  
Gekkota

Scientific name
  
Ptyodactylus

Higher classification
  
Phyllodactylidae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Similar
  
Reptile, Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, Sinai fan‑fingered gecko, Scaled reptiles, Sauria

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Ptyodactylus is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos. The genus has nine described species.

Contents

Ptyodactylus Ragazzi39s fanfooted gecko photo Ptyodactylus ragazzi G134442

Ptyodactylus hasselquisti


Geographic range and habitat

The genus Ptyodactylus is distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East.

Description

Ptyodactylus FanToed Gecko Which type Ptyodactylus

The common name, fan-fingered geckos, is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads on the ventral surface of the toes are adhesive, and each toe has a retractable claw.

Species & subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Ptyodactylus Ptyodactylus hasselquistii Wikipedia

  • Ptyodactylus ananjevae Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  • Ptyodactylus dhofarensis Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  • Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827 – Sinai fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798) – yellow fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)
  • Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri Y. Werner, 1995 – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1876 – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus homolepis homolepis Blanford, 1876
  • Ptyodactylus homolepis socotranus Steindachner, 1902 = Haemodracon riebeckii W. Peters, 1882
  • Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  • Ptyodactylus oudrii Lataste, 1880 – Algerian fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 – Israeli fan-fingered gecko
  • Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898

  • Ptyodactylus Fanfingered gecko photo Ptyodactylus guttatus G132649 ARKive

    Ptyodactylus Ptyodactylus Wikipedia

    Ptyodactylus Ptyodactylus hasselquistii Wikiwand

    References

    Ptyodactylus Wikipedia


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