Stenodactylus mauritanicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Stenodactylus |
Species: | S. mauritanicus |
Binomial name | |
Stenodactylus mauritanicus Guichenot, 1850 | |
Stenodactylus mauritanicus is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in Northern Africa. [1]
Stenodactylus is a genus of Middle-Eastern and North-African geckos, commonly known as short-fingered geckos.
Gekkoninae is a diverse subfamily of the family Gekkonidae, geckos. It has the most species and genera — over 850 species in 30 genera. Hemidactylus and Cyrtodactylus together account for 185 species.
Crossobamon orientalis, commonly called the Sind gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.
Chalcides mauritanicus, or the two-fingered skink, is an African species of skink found in Algeria and Morocco. It occurs in sandy areas and plantations, but cannot exist in severely modified habitats. It also requires good ground cover, but as this is becoming increasingly scarce, the species is declining. The distribution of the species is severely fragmented. Females of the species give birth to live young.
Arthroleptis stenodactylus, the common squeaker, dune squeaker, narrow-footed humus frog, savanna squeaking frog, or shovel-footed squeaker, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It occurs widely in the Sub-Saharan Africa and is known from coastal Kenya and eastern and southern Tanzania, south to Malawi and Mozambique and southwest to Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Angola, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and northeastern South Africa. An isolated population in Uganda likely represent another species, and it is possible that the current species circumscription includes further cryptic species.
Hyperolius stenodactylus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Stenodactylus slevini, also known commonly as Slevin's sand gecko or Slevin's short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.
Palinurus mauritanicus is a species of spiny lobster. It is found in deep waters in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the western Mediterranean Sea.
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.
Stenodactylus affinis, also known as the Iranian short-fingered gecko or Murray's comb-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in Iran's southeastern Khuzestan Province and southern Fars Province), Iraq.
The Mauritanian shortface eel is an eel in the family Heterenchelyidae. It was described by Jacques Pellegrin in 1913. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it is distributed from Morocco to Guinea. It typically dwells at a depth range of 30–1000 metres, habituating muddy substrates on the African continental shelf. Males can reach a maximum total length of 84 centimetres.
Lucasium stenodactylum, also known as the crowned gecko or pale-snouted ground gecko, is a species of gecko from Australia.
Stenodactylus grandiceps, also known as the Jordan short-fingered gecko or stout gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in the Middle East.
The eastern sand gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in the Middle East.
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus, also known as the Lichtenstein's short-fingered gecko or elegant gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
The Yemen short-fingered gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Equus mauritanicus, the Saharan zebra, is an extinct species of equine which lived in North Africa during the Late Pleistocene and possibly the Holocene, as recently as 6,000 years ago.
Triops mauritanicus is a species of tadpole shrimp, found in Southern Spain and Morocco. This species of Triops can grow to 4 to 6 cm and can be expected to live for 90-120 days on average. This species can be usually found in arid areas and are sometimes sold in kits.