Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
| Ptyodactylus puiseuxi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Ptyodactylus |
| Species: | P. puiseuxi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ptyodactylus puiseuxi, common names Levante fan-fingered gecko and Israeli fan-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.[2][1][3]
Etymology
The specific name, puiseuxi, is in honor of French astronomer Victor Alexandre Puiseux.[4]
Description
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi is a medium-sized gecko. It is light to dark brown, with numerous white spots on the dorsal surface. The head is large and triangular. The tail has several white bands, and is shorter than the overall head and body length (snout-to-vent length). The dorsal scales are small and granular.[1]
Distribution
This species is found the Middle East, in such regions as northern Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria[1]
Habitat and behaviour
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi usually emerges after dark to feed, but can be seen in rocky, shady areas, and near caves.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ptyodactylus puiseuxi | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "CalPhotos: Ptyodactylus puiseuxi ". Calphotos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ Rüdiger Preiss. "Ptyodactylus puiseuxi ". Ruedigerpreiss.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ptyodactylus puiseuxi, p. 212).
- ↑ http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Middle_East/Jordan/photo102985.htm
Further reading
- Boutan L (1893). "Mémoire sur les Reptiles rapportés de Syrie par le Dr Th. Barrois, 1re partie, genre Ptyodactyle ". Revue Biologique du Nord de la France 5 (9-10): 329-345, 369-384 + Plate III. (Ptyodactylus puiseuxi, new species, pp. 379-384 + Plate III, figure 4). (in French).