Ptyodactylus puiseuxi

Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ptyodactylus
Species: P. puiseuxi
Binomial name
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Boutan, 1893
Synonyms
  • Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan 1893
  • Ptyodactylus bischoffsheimi Boutan 1893
  • Ptyodactylus montmahoui Boutan 1893
  • Ptyodactylus barroisi Boutan 1893
  • Ptyodactylus lobatus syriacus Peracca 1894
  • Ptyodactylus lobatus sancti-montis Barbour 1914
  • Ptyodactylus hasselquistii puisieuxi Esterbauer 1985
  • Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Kluge 1993
  • Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Rösler 2000[1]

Ptyodactylus puiseuxi, common names Levante Fan-Fingered Gecko and Israeli Fan-fingered Gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.[2][1][3]

Description

Ptyodactylus puiseuxi is a medium-sized gecko. It is light to dark brown, with numerous white spots on the dorsal surface. The head is large and triangular. The tail has several white bands, and is shorter than the overall body length. The dorsal scales are small and granular.[1]

Distribution

This species is found the Middle East, in such regions as northern Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria[1]

Habitat and behaviour

Ptyodactylus puiseuxi usually emerges after dark to feed, but can be seen in rocky, shady areas, and near caves.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ptyodactylus puiseuxi | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. ↑ "CalPhotos: Ptyodactylus puiseuxi". Calphotos.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. ↑ RЭdiger Preiss. "Ptyodactylus puiseuxi". Ruedigerpreiss.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Middle_East/Jordan/photo102985.htm