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Taxonomy of the genus Stenodactylus Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae

Bibliography of the genus
Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Stenodactylus in general

Arnold, E.N. 1977. Little-known geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with description of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. (In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975). Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 1: 81-110.

Arnold, E.N. 1980. Reptiles of Saudi Arabia. A review of the lizard genus Stenodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2: 368-404.

Arnold, E.N. 1990. Why do morphological phylogenies vary in quality? An investigation based on the comparative history of lizard clades. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 240(1297): 135-172.

Bauer, A.M.; Masroor, R.; Titus-McQuillan, J.; Heinicke, M.P.; Dza, J.D.; Jackman, T.R. 2013. A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications. Zootaxa 3599(4): 301–324.

Crochet, P.A.; Metallinou, M. 2013. Correction to "Nomenclature of African species of the genus Stenodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae)" by Metallinou and Crochet (2013). Zootaxa 3710(1): 99.

Fujita, M.K.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2011. Molecular systematics of Stenodactylus (Gekkonidae), an Afro-Arabian gecko species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(1): 71-75.

Golubev, M.L.; Szczerbak, N.N. 1981. [Carinatogecko gen. n. (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) - a new genus from south-west Asia]. (In Russian, English summary). Vestnik Zoologii 1981(5): 34-41.

Metallinou, M.; Arnold, E.N.; Crochet, P.A.; Geniez, P.; Brito, J.C.; Lymberakis, P.; Baha el Din, S.M.; Sindaco, R.; Robinson, M.; Carranza, S. 2012. Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 1-17.

Metallinou, M.; Crochet, P.A. 2013. Nomenclature of African species of the genus Stenodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 3691(3): 365-376.

Perret, J.L. 1976. Garzoniella: un nouveaux genre de Gekkonidae saharien. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 83(3): 761-764.

Tlili, W.; Ouni, R.; Nouira, S. 2012. New distribution records of the genus Stenodactylus (Reptilia, Sauria) in Tunisia (North Africa). Herpetology Notes 5: 413-418.

Stenodactylus affinis

Afrasiab, S.R. 1987. First record of Stenodactylus affinis (Murray) (marsh gekkos) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in Iraq. Journal of Biological Sciences Research 18(1): 231-233.

Al-Sirhan, A.R. 2009. Two new records of Stenodactylus spp. from Kuwait (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zoology in the Middle East 47: 108-109.

Fathinia, B.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Sampour, M.; Bahrami, A.M.; Jaafari, G. 2009. The lizard fauna of Ilam province, Southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 5(2): 65-79.

Ghaleb, M.R.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rasoul, K.; Abbas, R.F. 2015. Systematic and distribution of geckos in Iraq systematic and distribution of the Gekkonidae in some provinces of Central and southern Iraq. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 5(30 5): 7338-7345.

Kamali, K. 2013. Geographic distribution: Stenodactylus affinis (Iranian Short-fingered Gecko). Herpetological Review 44(2): 274.

Torki, F. 2010. Notes on sexual size dimorphism in the Iranian Short-fingered Gecko Stenodactylus affinis (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Herpetological Bulletin 113: 30-33.

Yousefkhani, S.S.H.; Yousefi, M.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2013. A new record of Stenodactylus affinis (Murray 1884) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Bandar-e-Abbas, Hormozgan Province, southern Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 9(1): 87-90.

Stenodactylus doriae

Al-Shammari, A.M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 287-291.

Arnold, E.N. 1977. Little-known geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with description of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. (In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975). Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 1: 81-110.

Bouskila, A.; Ehrlich, D.; Gershman, Y.; Lampl, I.; Motro, U.; Shani, E.; Werner, U.; Werner, Y.L. 1992. Activity of a nocturnal lizard (Stenodactylus doriae) during a lunar eclipse at Hazeva (Israel). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 41: 271-275.

Ghaleb, M.R.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rasoul, K.; Abbas, R.F. 2015. Systematic and distribution of geckos in Iraq systematic and distribution of the Gekkonidae in some provinces of Central and southern Iraq. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 5(30 5): 7338-7345.

Haas, G. 1956. On the occurrence of Stenodactylus petrii and Stenodactylus (Ceramodactylus) doriae in southern Israel. Bulletin Res. Council Israel 5B: 308-309.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Haas, G.; Battersby, J.C. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Copeia 1959: 196-202.

Modry, D.; Necas, P. 1999. Stenodactylus doriae. Reptilia (D) 4(19): 47-50.

Parker, H.W. 1930. Three new reptiles from southern Arabia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 6: 594-598.

Peled, E.; Ben-Shlomo, R.; Shanas, U. 2014. Specialists may thrive in small habitats: the case of high genetic diversity within a confined gecko population. Journal of Zoology (London) 293(2): 100-107.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Frequencies of regenerated tails, and structure of caudal vertebrae in Israeli desert geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 134-136.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Intraspecific and temperature-correlated variations of vertebral numbers in some Near-East geckos (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 131-133.

Werner, Y.L. 1968. Regeneration frequencies in geckos of two ecologiccal types (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Vie et Milieu (C) 19: 199-221.

Zaady, E.; Bouskila, A. 2002. Lizard burrows association with successional stages of biological soil crusts in an arid sandy region. Journal of Arid Environments 50(2): 235-246.

Stenodactylus grandiceps

Akman, B.; Göcmen, B. 2014. Distribution, taxonomy and biology of Stenodactylus grandiceps Haas, 1952 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Anatolia. Biharean Biologist 8(2): 63-74.

Haas, G. 1952. Two collections of reptiles from Iraq, with descriptions of two new forms. Copeia 1952: 20-22.

Martens, H.; Kock, D. 1991. Erstnachweise für drei Gecko-Gattungen in Syrien. (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 71(1-3): 15-21.

Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes

Arnold, E.N. 1977. Little-known geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with description of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. (In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975). Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 1: 81-110.

Stenodactylus petrii

Ali, R.A.M. 2012. Genetic variation among nine Egyptian gecko species (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) based on RAPD-PCR. Life Science Journal Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition 9(1): 154-162.

Blanc, C.P. 1979. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 6. Differences morphologiques et écologiques entre les représentants des genres Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 et Stenodactylus Fitzinger, 1826. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 56(1-2): 67-80.

Falk, A. 2002. Klein aber fein - ein Gecko aus der Wüste. Aquarien-Praxis 10: 2-5.

Goldberg, S.R.; Maza, E. 2018. Natural history notes: Stenodactylus petrii (Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 49(1): 121-122.

Gramentz, D. 2001. Zur Ökologie und Ethologie von Stenodactylus petrii Anderson, 1896 in West-Tunesien. Sauria (Berlin) 23(4): 3-9.

Gramentz, D. 2004. Der Schreckruf von Stenodactylus petrii Anderson, 1896. Sauria (Berlin) 26(4): 13-16.

Haas, G. 1956. On the occurrence of Stenodactylus petrii and Stenodactylus (Ceramodactylus) doriae in southern Israel. Bulletin Res. Council Israel 5B: 308-309.

Kratochvil, L.; Frynta, D.; Moravec, J. 2001. A third Stenodactylus in Africa: Return of the forgotten form Stenodactylus stenurus. Israel Journal of Zoology 47(2): 99-109.

Subach, A.; Scharf, I.; Ovadia, O. 2009. Foraging behavior and predation success of the sand viper (Cerastes vipera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(6): 520-528.

Vinciguerra, D. 1931. Spedizione scientifica all'oasi di Cufra. Rettili. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria" 55: 248-258.

Stenodactylus slevini

Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Al-Otaibi, F.S. 2014. Ecology of the Sand Boa, Eryx jayakari in Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 21(5): 391-393.

Al-Shammari, A.M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 287-291.

Arnold, E.N. 1977. Little-known geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with description of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. (In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975). Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 1: 81-110.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Mohammed, M.B.H. 1988. Comparative osteology of three gecko lizards of the genus Stenodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger (Leipzig) 221(5-6): 435-447.

Stenodactylus stenurus

Gramentz, D. 2005. Zur Nahrung von Stenodactylus stenurus Werner, 1899 in West-Tunesien (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 5: 150-154.

Kratochvil, L.; Frynta, D.; Moravec, J. 2001. A third Stenodactylus in Africa: Return of the forgotten form Stenodactylus stenurus. Israel Journal of Zoology 47(2): 99-109.

Stenodactylus sthenodactylus

Blanc, C.P. 1979. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 6. Differences morphologiques et écologiques entre les représentants des genres Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 et Stenodactylus Fitzinger, 1826. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 56(1-2): 67-80.

Böhme, W. 1978. Zur Herpetofaunistik des Senegal. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 29(4): 360-417.

Carrillo de Espinoza, N.; Rothenstein, D.; Salas, A.; Werner, Y.L. 1990. Radiation and convergence among desert geckos: Phyllodactylus species resembling both Ptyodactylus and Stenodactylus. Amphibia-Reptilia 11(1): 1-13.

Crochet, P.A.; Baha el Din, S.M.; Bauer, A.M.; Carranza, S.; Geniez, P.; Metallinou, M. 2014. Case 3641. Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein, 1823 (currently Stenodactylus sthenodactylus; Reptilia, Gekkota, Gekkonidae): proposed conservation of current usage of the specific name by designation of a neotype. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 71(1): 17-21.

Frankenberg, E.; Werner, Y.L. 1984. The defensive vocal 'distress' repertoire of gekkonid lizards: intra- and inter-specific variation. Amphibia-Reptilia 5(2): 109-124.

Goldberg, S.R. 2014. Natural history notes: Stenodactylus sthenodactylus (Elegant Gecko). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 45(1): 136-137.

Griesshammer, K. 2004. Engfingergeckos, Stenodactylus sthenodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823), im Terrarium. Draco 5(2) (18): 45-51.

Guibé, J. 1950. Contribution a l'étude de l'Air (Mission L. Chopard et A. Villiers). Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 10: 229-332.

Hussein, K.H. 1993. Seasonal variation of daily activity times in gekkonid lizards inhabiting Burg El-Arab region, west of Alexandria. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology (A) 11: 231-245.

Ibrahim, A.A. 2000. Geographic distribution: Stenodactylus sthenodactylus sthenodactylus (Elegant Gecko). Herpetological Review 31(3): 185.

Ilani, G.; Shalmon, B. 1984. Geckos and skinks. Israel Land and Nature 10(1): 36.

Kamal, A.M. 1965. The chondrocranium of the gecko Stenodactylus sthenodactylus. Proceedings of the Egyptian Academy of Sciences 18: 59-69.

Kratochvil, L.; Frynta, D.; Moravec, J. 2001. A third Stenodactylus in Africa: Return of the forgotten form Stenodactylus stenurus. Israel Journal of Zoology 47(2): 99-109.

Meister, N. 2001. Stenodactylus sthenodactylus. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 8): 4-6.

Mohammed, M.B.H. 1988. Comparative osteology of three gecko lizards of the genus Stenodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger (Leipzig) 221(5-6): 435-447.

Nouira, S.; Ktari, M.H. 1989. Organisation spatiale et structure du peuplement des scorpions de la region de Sfax (Tunisie). Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 66(3-4): 263-273.

Peled, E.; Ben-Shlomo, R.; Shanas, U. 2014. Specialists may thrive in small habitats: the case of high genetic diversity within a confined gecko population. Journal of Zoology (London) 293(2): 100-107.

Rauh, J. 1995. Dünnfingergeckos im Terrarium. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 48(1): 25-27.

Rauh, J. 2006. Der Dünnfingergecko - Stenodactylus sthenodactylus. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 62 pp.

Remy, A.; Remy, A. 1990. Zur Haltung und Zucht von Stenodactylus sthenodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823). Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 12(65): 6-9.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Frequencies of regenerated tails, and structure of caudal vertebrae in Israeli desert geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 134-136.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Intraspecific and temperature-correlated variations of vertebral numbers in some Near-East geckos (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 131-133.

Werner, Y.L. 1968. Regeneration frequencies in geckos of two ecologiccal types (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Vie et Milieu (C) 19: 199-221.

Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.

Wettstein-Westersheimb, O. von 1960. Drei seltene Echsen aus Südwest-Asien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 165: 190-193.