Ptyodactylus
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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.
Species & subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Ptyodactylus ananjevae Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Ptyodactylus dhofarensis Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sinai fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – yellow fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri Y. Werner, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1876Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Ptyodactylus oudrii Lataste, 1880Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Algerian fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Israeli fan-fingered gecko
- Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
- Ptyodactylus rivapadiali Trape, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko
- Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Simó-Riudalbas, Metallinou, de Pous, Els, Jayasinghe, Péntek-Zakar, Wilms, Al-Saadi & Carranza, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[2] – Ruus al Jibal fan-footed gecko
- Ptyodactylus togoensis Tornier, 1901Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Togo fan-footed gecko
References
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).
- ↑ Genus Ptyodactylus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".