Stenodactylus doriae
| Stenodactylus doriae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria/Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
| Genus: | Stenodactylus |
| Species: | S. doriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenodactylus doriae (Blanford, 1874) | |
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Stenodactylus doriae, commonly known as the Middle Eastern short-fingered gecko or Doria's comb-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Etymology
The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2]
Geographic range
S. doriae occurs in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, and Kuwait.[1]
Description
This gecko reaches about 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[1] Its eyes are bordered by large scales to protect them from the sand during burrowing.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Stenodactylus doriae. The Reptile Database.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Stenodactylus doriae, p. 75).
- ↑ .arkive.org
Further reading
- Blanford WT. 1874. Descriptions of new Lizards from Persia and Baluchistán. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Fourth Series 13: 453-455. (Ceramodactylus doriae, new species, pp. 454-455). (in English and Latin).
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Ceramodactylus doriæ, pp. 13-14 + Plate II, figure 4).
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