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Tropiocolotes
Sign in to saveTropiocolotes is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is native to North Africa and the Middle East. Species in the genus Tropiocolotes grow to a total length (including tail) of about . They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and the head is oval and of equal or lesser width than the body.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGekkonidae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Tropiocolotes – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny gekonowatych (Gekkonidae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Afryce Północnej[3]. Systematyka Etymologia Tropiocolotes: gr. τροπις tropis „kil statku”; κωλωτης kōlōtēs = άσκαλαβωτης askalabōtēs „cętkowana jaszczurka”[2]. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[3]: Tropiocolotes algericus Tropiocolotes bisharicus Tropiocolotes confusus Tropiocolotes hormozganensis Tropiocolotes nattereri Tropiocolotes naybandensis Tropiocolotes nubicus Tropiocolotes scorteccii Tropiocolotes somalicus Tropiocolotes steudneri Tropiocolotes tripolitanus Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Przypisy ↑ Tropiocolotes, w: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ang.). ↑ a b W. Peters. Über die von Mm. Gerhard Rohlfs und Dr. A. Stecker auf der Reise nach der Oase Kufra gesammelten Amphibien. „Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin”. Aus dem Jahre 1880, s. 306, 1880 (niem.). ↑ a b P. Uetz & J. Hallermann: Genus: Tropiocolotes (ang.). The Reptile Database. [dostęp 2018-11-17].
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Collections
- CAS, TM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Algeria, Saudi Arabia, AlgéRie, Tchad
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Encyclopedic overview
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Tropiocolotes is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is native to North Africa and the Middle East. Species in the genus Tropiocolotes grow to a total length (including tail) of about . They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and the head is oval and of equal or lesser width than the body.
==Species & subspecies== The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. Tropiocolotes algericus – Algerian sand gecko Tropiocolotes bisharicus – Bishari dwarf gecko Tropiocolotes chirioi Tropiocolotes confusus Tropiocolotes hormozganensis Tropiocolotes nattereri – Natterer's gecko Tropiocolotes naybandensis Tropiocolotes nubicus – Steudner's gecko Tropiocolotes scorteccii – Scortecci's sand gecko Tropiocolotes somalicus – Parker's pigmy gecko Tropiocolotes steudneri – Steudner's dwarf gecko, Algerian sand gecko Tropiocolotes tassiliensis Tropiocolotes tripolitanus – northern sand gecko, Tripoli gecko Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Tropiocolotes yomtovi
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