Hemitheconyx

Hemitheconyx
African fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Eublepharidae
Genus:	Hemitheconyx Stejneger, 1893

Hemitheconyx is a genus of geckos. ^{[1] [2]} Both species are found in Africa. ^{[3] [4]} They are known as fat-tailed geckos and often resemble leopard geckos. In wild populations of Hemitheconyx, females have been observed to select nesting areas with a temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius near the upper pivotal temperature for its temperature-dependent sex determination system ^[5] .

Species

There are two recognized species in the genus Hemitheconyx: ^{[1] [2]}

• Hemitheconyx caudicinctus(Duméril, 1851) – (African) fat-tailed gecko
• Hemitheconyx tayloriParker, 1930 – Taylor's fat-tail(ed) gecko

References

1. Hemitheconyx at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2021.
2. "Hemitheconyx Stejneger, 1893". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
3. Penner, J.; Rödel , M.-O.; Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G. (2013). "Hemitheconyx caudicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T203830A2771717. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203830A2771717.en . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
4. Spawls, S. (2021). "Hemitheconyx taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T203831A2771724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T203831A2771724.en . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
5. Bragg, Wendy; Fawcett, James (March 2000). "Nest-site selection in two eublepharid gecko species with temperature-dependent sex determination and one with genotypic sex determination". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 69 (3): 319–332. doi:10.1006/bijl.1999.0359.