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==Species & subspecies== |
==Species & subspecies== |
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The following [[species]] and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid. <ref>"''Tropiocolotes'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes bisharicus]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes bisharicus]]'' |
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* Banded sand gecko, ''[[Tropiocolotes helenae]]'' |
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**''[[Microgecko helenae fasciatus]]'' |
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**''[[Microgecko helenae helenae]]'' |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes nattereri]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes nattereri]]'' |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes nubicus]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes nubicus]]'' |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes scortecci]]'' – Scortecci's sand gecko |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes somalicus]]'' |
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**''[[Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola]]'' |
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**''[[Microgecko persicus persicus]]'' |
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*Scortecci's Sand Gecko, ''[[Tropiocolotes scortecci]]'' |
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**Algerian Northern Sand Gecko, ''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus algericus]]'' |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax]]'' |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis]]'' |
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**Somalian Northern Sand Gecko, ''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus somalicus]]'' |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus]]'' |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei]]'' |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Geckos]] |
[[Category:Geckos]] |
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Genus: | Tropiocolotes W.Peters, 1880
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Tropiocolotes is a genus of geckos that grow to about 2" in length and are endemic to Northern Africa. They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and their heads are oval and of equal or lesser width than their body.
Species & subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. [1]
- Tropiocolotes algiricus
- Tropiocolotes bisharicus
- Tropiocolotes nattereri
- Tropiocolotes naybandensis
- Tropiocolotes nubicus
- Tropiocolotes scortecci – Scortecci's sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes somalicus
- Tropiocolotes steudneri – Algerian sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus – northern sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei
References
- ^ "Tropiocolotes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.