Biology:Heyden's gecko
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. robustus
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| Hemidactylus robustus Heyden, 1827
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Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East.[2]
Distribution
It may be found in Egypt,[3][4] Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan .[2]
Conservation status
In Egypt, it is expected to lose much of its currently suitable distribution in the future due to anthropogenic climate change.[4]
Original publication
- Heyden, 1827 : Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. I. Zoologie. Reptilien. H. L. Brönner, p. 1-24 (integrated text).
References
- ↑ "Hemidactylus robustus | IUCN RedList". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164653/1064496.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hemidactylus robustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha El Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change" (in en). Journal of Arid Environments 127: 211–221. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140196315301075.
Wikidata ☰ Q3130126 entry
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