Biology:Mediodactylus orientalis

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Short description: Species of lizard

Mediodactylus orientalis
File:Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko (Mediodactylus orientalis) in Cyprus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Mediodactylus
Species:
M. orientalis
Binomial name
Mediodactylus orientalis
(Stepánek, 1937)
Synonyms

Gymnodactylus kotschyi orientalis
Cyrtodactylus kotschyi orientalis
Tenuidactylys kotschyi orientalis
Mediodactylus kotschyi orientalis
Cyrtopodion kotschyi orientalis
Tenuidactylys kotschyi stepaneki
Mediodactylus kotschyi stepaneki
Cyrtopodion kotschyi stepaneki

Mediodactylus orientalis, commonly known as the Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Israel, Lebanon and Jordan.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko.

The common names of Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) are Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Europäischer Nacktfinger and Ägäischer Bogenfinger.

Reproduction

The reproductive system of this species of lizard is oviparous. It produces young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parent.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q55622669 entry