Tropiocolotes

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Tropiocolotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Tropiocolotes

Tropiocolotes is a small genus of very small geckos, mostly about 2" or less in total length, endemic to Northern Africa. They are commonly known as Dwarf or Pygmy Geckos. The have a very elongated body and the head is oval and equal or lesser in width to the body. The digits have a long claw and scales are fairly large.

[edit] Classification of genus Tropiocolotes

  • Tropiocolotes bisharicus
  • Tropiocolotes helenae
    • Microgecko helenae fasciatus
    • Microgecko helenae helenae
  • Tropiocolotes latifi
  • Tropiocolotes levitoni
  • Tropiocolotes nattereri
  • Tropiocolotes nubicus
  • Persia Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes persicus
    • Microgecko persicus bakhtiari
    • Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola
    • Microgecko persicus persicus
  • Scortecci's Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes scortecci
  • Algerian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes steudneri
  • Northern Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes tripolitanus
    • Algerian Northern Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes tripolitanus algericus
    • Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax
    • Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis
    • Somalian Northern Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes tripolitanus somalicus
    • Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus