Biology:Saurodactylus mauritanicus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Saurodactylus mauritanicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Saurodactylus
Species:
S. mauritanicus
Binomial name
Saurodactylus mauritanicus
(Duméril and Bibron, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Gymnodactylus mauritanicus
  • Saurodactylus desertorum

Saurodactylus mauritanicus is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Morocco, Western Sahara, and possibly Algeria. Both this species and Saurodactylus brosseti were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Ulrich Joger, Tahar Slimani, El Hassan El Mouden, Philippe Geniez, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Saurodactylus mauritanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61569A12517583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61569A12517583.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61569/12517583. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 

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