Steudner's dwarf gecko | |
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Tropiocolotes steudneri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Infraorder: | Gekkota |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Tropiocolotes |
Species: | T. steudneri |
Binomial name | |
Tropiocolotes steudneri (W. Peters, 1869) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Steudner's dwarf gecko (Tropiocolotes steudneri), also commonly known as the Algerian sand gecko and Steudner's pigmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to North Africa and the Middle East.
The specific name, steudneri, is in honor of Hermann Steudner, who was a naturalist and explorer. [1] [2]
T. steudneri is found in Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, southeastern Libya, and northern Sudan, and possibly in Iran. [1]