Saurodactylus brosseti is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in western Morocco. Both this species and Saurodactylus mauritanicus were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Saurodactylus brosseti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Saurodactylus |
Species: | S. brosseti
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Binomial name | |
Saurodactylus brosseti Bons & Pasteur, 1957
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Synonyms | |
Saurodactylus mauritanicus ssp. brosseti Bons and Pasteur, 1957 |
There may be four distinct lineages of Saurodactylus brosseti.
References
edit- ^ Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Geniez, P. (2006). "Saurodactylus brosseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61567A12517267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61567A12517267.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Rosado, D., Rato, C., Salvi, D. et al. Evol Biol (2017) 44: 386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-017-9417-8