Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 16th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Stenodactylus
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Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos, Short-toed Geckos, Short-fingered Geckos, (Sand Geckos)
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Dünnfingergeckos, Engfingergeckos
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Afrikansk-Asiatiske Smalfingergekkoer
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1826 |  |
Stenodactylus Fitzinger (type species: Stenodactylus elegans Fitzinger 1826) |
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1826 | |
Goniodactylus Schlegel [emendation of Gonydactylus Kuhl & van Hasselt] (syn. Bauer 1994) |
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1842 | |
Tolarenta Gray (type species: Tolarenta wilkinsonii Gray 1842; syn. Arnold 1980) |
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1872 | |
Ceramodactylus Blanford (type species: Ceramodactylus doriae Blanford 1872; syn. Arnold 1980) |
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1976 | |
Garzoniella Perret (type species: Garzoniella longipes Perret 1976; syn. Arnold 1980) |
Contents:
10 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Crossobamon orientalis,
Pseudoceramodactylus, and
Trigonodactylus.
Distribution:
N., W., and E. Africa, Middle East.
Reported from:
Algeria,
Bahrain,
Chad,
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Oman
(incl.
Masirah),
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Sudan,
Syria,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
Western Sahara,
Yemen.
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Stenodactylus affinis
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Persian Thin-toed Gecko, Marsh Gecko
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Persischer Dünnfingergecko
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Persisk Smalfingergekko
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1884 | |
Ceramodactylus affinis Murray |
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Stenodactylus affinis Wermuth 1965 |
Distribution:
Iran,
Iraq,
Kuwait.
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Stenodactylus doriae
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Middle Eastern Thin-toed Gecko, Dune Sand Gecko, Graceful Sand Gecko, (Doria's Thin-toed Gecko)
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Mittelöstlicher Dünnfingergecko
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Mellemøst-smalfingergekko
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1872 | |
Ceramodactylus doriae Blanford |
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Stenodactylus doriae Haas 1956 |
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1930 | |
Ceramodactylus major Parker (Arnold 1980) |
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Stenodactylus major Wermuth 1965 |
Remarks:
A single, previous record from Sinai is regarded as erroneous (Baha el Din 2006).
Distribution:
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Oman,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
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Stenodactylus grandiceps
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Large-headed Thin-toed Gecko
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Grosskopf-Dünnfingergecko
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Storhovedet Smalfingergekko
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1952 | |
Stenodactylus grandiceps Haas |
Distribution:
Iraq,
Jordan,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey.
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Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes
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Eastern Arabian Thin-toed Gecko, Eastern Sand Gecko
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Ostarabischer Dünnfingergecko
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Østarabisk Smalfingergekko
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1967 | |
Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes Leviton & Anderson |
Distribution:
Oman
(incl.
Masirah),
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
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Stenodactylus mauritanicus
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Mauritanian Thin-toed Gecko, Northern Elegant Gecko
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Mauritanischer Dünnfingergecko
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Mauritansk Smalfingergekko
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1850 | |
Stenodactylus mauritanicus Guichenot |
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Stenodactylus sthenodactylus mauritanicus Loveridge 1947 |
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1899 | |
Stenodactylus guttatus var. hirouxii Doumergue (Baha el Din 2006; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Baha el Din (2006).
Introduced to:
Azores.
Distribution:
Algeria,
Egypt,
Libya,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Tunisia,
Western Sahara.
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Stenodactylus mauritanicus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Stenodactylus petrii
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North African Thin-toed Gecko, (Petrie's Gecko, Petri's Sand Gecko, Andersons's Short-fingered Gecko)
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Nordafrikanischer Dünnfingergecko
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Nordafrikansk Smalfingergekko
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1896 | |
Stenodactylus petrii Anderson |
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1914 | |
Stenodactylus elimensis Barbour (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Israel,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Senegal,
Sudan,
Tunisia,
Western Sahara.
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Stenodactylus petrii
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Stenodactylus slevini
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Dharan Thin-toed Gecko, (Slevin's Sand Gecko)
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Dharan-Dünnfingergecko
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Dharan-smalfingergekko
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Stenodactylus slevini Haas |
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1957 | |
Stenodactylus arabicus Haas (Arnold 1980) |
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1967 | |
Stenodactylus haasi Kluge (Arnold 1980) |
Distribution:
Bahrain,
Iraq,
Jordan,
Kuwait,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
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Stenodactylus stenurus
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Algerian Thin-toed Gecko
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Algerischer Dünnfingergecko
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Algiersk Smalfingergekko
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Stenodactylus stenurus Werner |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of petrii (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Arnold 1980; Baha el Din 2006).
Revalidated by Kratochvil, Frynta & Moravec (2001).
Not mentioned for Algeria by Beddek (2017), Rouag & Ziane (2023) or by Rouag, Ziane & Sousa (2024).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Libya,
Tunisia.
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Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
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Elegant Thin-toed Gecko, Elegant Gecko, (Spotted Gecko, Lichtenstein's Short-fingered Gecko)
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Wüsten-Dünnfingergecko, Zierlicher Dünnfingergecko
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Ørken-smalfingergekko
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1823 | |
Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein |
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1925 | |
Stenodactylus stenodactylus Flower [substitute name for Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein 1823] |
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1826 | |
Stenodactylus elegans Fitzinger [substitute name for Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein 1823] (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
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1827 | |
Trapelus savignyi Audouin (Arnold 1980; Wagner & Crochet 2009; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
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1842 | |
Tolarenta wilkinsonii Gray (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
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Stenodactylus wilkinsonii Boulenger 1885 |
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1943 | |
Stenodactylus stenodactylus zavattarii Scortecci (Wermuth 1965; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
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1976 | |
Garzoniella longipes Perret (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013) |
Remarks:
Previously included mauritanicus (e.g., Arnold 1980) to which species records from Morocco, Western Sahara, and some from Algeria are referred.
Status of western populations from Senegal and Mauritania is not clear (Baha el Din 2006).
Syrian records (e.g., Wermuth 1965) are erroneous (Martens & Koch 1991).
Records from Iraq (e.g., Khalaf 1959) are based on misidentified grandiceps (Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992).
Albarwari's (2021) record from the country is suspected of being a repetition of Khalaf's (1959) misidentification.
Distribution:
Algeria,
Chad,
Djibouti,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Eritrea,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sudan,
Western Sahara.
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Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Stenodactylus yemenensis
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Yemen Thin-toed Gecko
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Jemenitischer Dünnfingergecko
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Yemenitisk Smalfingergekko
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1980 | |
Stenodactylus yemenensis Arnold |
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia,
Yemen.
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