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
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

  1. Ulrich Joger, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano. 2009. Saurodactylus mauritanicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61569A12517583. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61569A12517583.en. Downloaded on 26 October 2018.


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