Hemidactylus foudaii
| Hemidactylus foudaii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. foudaii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus foudaii S. Baha El Din, 2003
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Hemidactylus foudaii, also known commonly as the Elba gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.[1] The species is native to North Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, foudaii, is in honor of Egyptian conservationist Moustafa Mokhtar Fouda.[2]
Geographic range
H. foudaii is found in Egypt and possibly Sudan.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of H. foudaii are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas, at altitudes up to 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]
Reproduction
H. foudaii is oviparous.[1][3]
Conservation status
H. foudaii is threatened by
habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus foudaii, p. 93).
- ^ Species Hemidactylus foudaii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Baha El Din SM (2003). "A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Egypt". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 39–47. (Hemidactylus foudaii, new species).
- Carranza S, Arnold EN (2006). "Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Hemidactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) elucidated using mitochondrial DNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (2): 531–545.
- Rösler H (2015). "Bemerkungen über einege Geckos der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München ". Gekkota, Supplement (2): 3–54. (in German).
- ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.