Ptyodactylus hasselquistii


Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and western Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, hasselquistii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist.

Description

P. hasselquistii grows to a snout-to-vent length of.

Geographic range

P. hasselquistii is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, northern Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates.
The type locality is Cairo, Egypt.

Reproduction

P. hasselquistii is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.