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==Description==
==Description==
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.
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.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}


==Species & subspecies==
==Species and subspecies==
The following species and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid.<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Ptyodactylus}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
The following species and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid.<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Ptyodactylus}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>


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*''[[Ptyodactylus ragazzii]]'' {{small|[[John Anderson (zoologist)|Anderson]], 1898}} – Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
*''[[Ptyodactylus ragazzii]]'' {{small|[[John Anderson (zoologist)|Anderson]], 1898}} – Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
*''[[Ptyodactylus rivapadiali]]'' {{small|Trape, 2017}} – Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko
*''[[Ptyodactylus rivapadiali]]'' {{small|Trape, 2017}} – Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko
*''[[Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus]]'' {{small|[[species:Marc Simó-Riudalbas|Simó-Riudalbas]], [[species:Margarita Metallinou|Metallinou]], [[species:Philip de Pous|de Pous]], [[species:Johannes Els|Els]], [[species:Sithum Jayasinghe|Jayasinghe]], [[species:Erika Péntek-Zakar|Péntek-Zakar]], [[species:Thomas M. Wilms|Wilms]], [[species:Saleh Al-Saadi|Al-Saadi]] & [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza]], 2017}}<ref>{{citation |author=Simó-Riudalbas, M. |author-link=species:Marc Simó-Riudalbas |author2=Metallinou, M. |author2-link=species:Margarita Metallinou |author3=de Pous, P. |author3-link=species:Philip de Pous |author4=Els, J. |author4-link=species: Johannes Els |author5=Jayasinghe, S. |author5-link=species:Sithum Jayasinghe |author6=Péntek-Zakar, E. |author6-link=species:Erika Péntek-Zakar |author7=Wilms, T. |author7-link=:de:Thomas Wilms |author8=Al-Saadi, S. |author8-link=species:Saleh Al-Saadi |author9=Carranza, S. |author9-link=species:Salvador Carranza |year=2017 |title=Cryptic diversity in ''Ptyodactylus'' (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates uncovered by an integrative taxonomic approach |journal=[[PLOS ONE]] |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=e0180397 |id=e0180397 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0180397 |pmid=28767644 |pmc=5540286 |bibcode=2017PLoSO..1280397S |doi-access=free }}</ref> – [[Ru'us al-Jibal|Ruus al Jibal]] fan-footed gecko  
*''[[Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus]]'' {{small|[[species:Marc Simó-Riudalbas|Simó-Riudalbas]], [[species:Margarita Metallinou|Metallinou]], [[species:Philip de Pous|de Pous]], [[species:Johannes Els|Els]], [[species:Sithum Jayasinghe|Jayasinghe]], [[species:Erika Péntek-Zakar|Péntek-Zakar]], [[species:Thomas M. Wilms|Wilms]], [[species:Saleh Al-Saadi|Al-Saadi]] & [[Salvador Carranza|Carranza]], 2017}}<ref>{{citation |author=Simó-Riudalbas, M. |author-link=species:Marc Simó-Riudalbas |author2=Metallinou, M. |author2-link=species:Margarita Metallinou |author3=de Pous, P. |author3-link=species:Philip de Pous |author4=Els, J. |author4-link=species: Johannes Els |author5=Jayasinghe, S. |author5-link=species:Sithum Jayasinghe |author6=Péntek-Zakar, E. |author6-link=species:Erika Péntek-Zakar |author7=Wilms, T. |author7-link=:de:Thomas Wilms |author8=Al-Saadi, S. |author8-link=species:Saleh Al-Saadi |author9=Carranza, S. |author9-link=species:Salvador Carranza |year=2017 |title=Cryptic diversity in ''Ptyodactylus'' (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates uncovered by an integrative taxonomic approach |journal=[[PLOS ONE]] |volume=12 |issue=8 |article-number=e0180397 |id=e0180397 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0180397 |pmid=28767644 |pmc=5540286 |bibcode=2017PLoSO..1280397S |doi-access=free }}</ref> – [[Ru'us al-Jibal|Ruus al Jibal]] fan-footed gecko  
*''[[Ptyodactylus togoensis]]'' {{small|[[Gustav Tornier|Tornier]], 1901}} – Togo fan-footed gecko
*''[[Ptyodactylus togoensis]]'' {{small|[[Gustav Tornier|Tornier]], 1901}} – Togo fan-footed gecko



Latest revision as of 16:05, 3 October 2025

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Ptyodactylus is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos. The genus has 12 described species.

Geographic range and habitat

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

Description

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]

References

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  1. Genus Ptyodactylus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading

  • Oken L (1817). Isis oder Encyclopadische Zeitung von Oken. Erster Band [Volume One]. Jena: Expedition der Isis. 1,576 pp. + 12 plates. (Ptyodactylus, new genus, p. 1183). (in German).


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