Stenodactylus slevini

Stenodactylus slevini
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Stenodactylus
Species:	S. slevini
Binomial name
	Stenodactylus slevini; G. Haas, 1957
Synonyms
	Stenodactylus slevini; G. Haas, 1957; Stenodactylus arabicus; G. Haas, 1957; Stenodactylus slevini; — Wermuth, 1965; Stenodactylus haasi; Kluge, 1967; Stenodactylus slevini; — Kluge, 1993;

Last updated October 06, 2025

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.

Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.^[3]

Geographic range

S. slevini is found in Bahrain, southern Iraq, southern Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, northwestern Saudi Arabia, western United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.^[2]

Habitat

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

Description

Stenodactylus slevini from Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia Stenodactylusslevini.jpg — *Stenodactylus slevini* from Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia

A medium-sized species for its genus, S. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).^[2]

Reproduction

S. slevini is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Soorae P.; Amr Z.S.S.; Al Johany A.M.H.; Els J.; Anderson S.; Papenfuss T.; Sindaco R. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Stenodactylus slevini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T164584A217761878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T164584A217761878.en .
1 2 3 4 Species Stenodactylus slevini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 9781421401355. (Stenodactylus slevini, p. 245).

Arnold EN (1980). "Reptiles of Saudi Arabia. A review of the lizard genus Stenodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)". Fauna of Saudi Arabia2: 368–404. (Stenodactylus slevini, p. 393).
Disi AM, Modrý D, Nečas P, Rifai L (2001). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: An Atlas and Field Guide. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 408 pp. ISBN 9783930612123.
Haas G (1957). "Some Amphibians and Reptiles from Arabia". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series29: 47–86. (Stenodactylus slevini, new species, pp. 54–56, Figure 3; S. arabicus, new species, pp. 56–57, Figure 4).
Rösler H (2008). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannte Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Stenodactylus slevini, p. 115). (in German).
Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Soorae P.; Amr Z.S.S.; Al Johany A.M.H.; Els J.; Anderson S.; Papenfuss T.; Sindaco R. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Stenodactylus slevini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T164584A217761878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T164584A217761878.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Stenodactylus slevini at 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 9781421401355. (Stenodactylus slevini, p. 245).

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