Stenodactylus doriae

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Stenodactylus doriae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Stenodactylus
Species:
S. doriae
Binomial name
Stenodactylus doriae
(Blanford, 1874)
Synonyms [2]
  • Ceramodactylus doriae
    Blanford, 1874
  • Stenodactylus doriae
    J. Anderson, 1896

Stenodactylus doriae, commonly known as Doria's comb-fingered gecko and the Middle Eastern short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria. [3]

Geographic range

S. doriae occurs in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. doriae is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1]

Description

S. doraiae reaches a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8.3 cm (3.3 in). [2] Its eyes are bordered by large scales to protect them from the sand during burrowing. [4]

Reproduction

S. doriae is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is one or two eggs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Soorae, P.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Al Johany, A.M.H.; Els, J.; Sharifi, M.; Papenfuss, T.; Sadek, R.; Disi, A.M.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Werner, Y.L.; Shafiei Bafti, S. (2017) [errata version of 2012 assessment]. "Stenodactylus doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T164683A115304527. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164683A1067541.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stenodactylus doriae. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Stenodactylus doriae, p. 75).
  4. ".arkive.org". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-02-17.

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