Saurodactylus mauritanicus

Saurodactylus mauritanicus is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Morocco, Western Sahara, and possibly Algeria. Both this species and Saurodactylus brosseti 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 mauritanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Saurodactylus
Species:
S. mauritanicus
Binomial name
Saurodactylus mauritanicus
(Duméril and Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus mauritanicus
  • Saurodactylus desertorum

References

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  1. ^ Ulrich Joger, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Saurodactylus mauritanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61569A12517583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61569A12517583.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)