Tarentola mindiae
| Qattara gecko | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Phyllodactylidae |
| Genus: | Tarentola |
| Species: | T. mindiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarentola mindiae S. Baha El Din, 1997 | |
The Qattara gecko (Tarentola mindiae) is a species of lizard in the Phyllodactylidae family.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, mindiae, commemorates Mindy Baha El Din, an environmentalist and herpetologist from Egypt. She was the wife of Sherif Baha El Din, also a herpetologist, who described this lizard as a new species.[3]
Geographic range
T. mindiae is found in Egypt and Libya.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and freshwater springs.[1]
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Baha El Din, S. 2005. Tarentola mindiae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Tarentola mindiae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tarentola mindiae, p. 178).
Further reading
- Baha El Din, S. 1997. A new species of Tarentola (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Desert of Egypt. African Journal of Herpetology 46 (1): 30-35.
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