Heyden's gecko

Heyden's gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. robustus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus robustus Heyden, 1827

Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East. ^[2]

Distribution

It may be found in Egypt, ^{[3] [4]} Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. ^[2] qatar

Conservation status

In Egypt, it is expected to lose much of its currently suitable distribution in the future due to anthropogenic climate change. ^[4]

Original publication

• Heyden, 1827 : Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. I. Zoologie. Reptilien. H. L. Brönner, p. 1-24 (integrated text).

References

1. "Hemidactylus robustus | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
2. Hemidactylus robustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 July 2018.
3. Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN   978-9774249792.
4. El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha El Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change" . Journal of Arid Environments. 127: 211–221. Bibcode:2016JArEn.127..211E. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007.