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| genus = '''''Tropiocolotes''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|W.Peters]], 1880 |
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'''''Tropiocolotes''''' is a [[genus]] of [[geckos]] that grow to about 2" in length and are [[endemism|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. |
'''''Tropiocolotes''''' is a [[genus]] of [[geckos]] that grow to about 2" in length and are [[endemism|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. |
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The following [[species]] and [[subspecies]] are recognized as being valid. <ref>"''Tropiocolotes'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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 algericus]]'' {{small|Loveridge, 1947}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes bisharicus]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes bisharicus]]'' {{small|S. Baha El Din, 2001}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes nattereri]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes nattereri]]'' {{small|Steindachner, 1901}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes naybandensis]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes naybandensis]]'' {{small|Krause et al., 2013}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes nubicus]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes nubicus]]'' {{small|S. Baha El Din, 1999}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes scortecci]]'' – Scortecci's sand gecko |
*''[[Tropiocolotes scortecci]]'' {{small|Cherci & Spano, 1963}} – Scortecci's sand gecko |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes somalicus]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes somalicus]]'' {{small|Parker, 1942}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes steudneri]]'' – Algerian sand gecko |
*''[[Tropiocolotes steudneri]]'' {{small|(W. Peters, 1869)}} – Algerian sand gecko |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus]]'' – northern sand gecko |
*''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus]]'' {{small|W. Peters, 1880}} – northern sand gecko |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax]]'' {{small|Pappenfuss, 1969}} |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis]]'' {{small|Parker, 1942}} |
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**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus]]'' |
**''[[Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus]]'' {{small|W. Peters, 1880}} |
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*''[[Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei]]'' |
*''[[Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei]]'' {{small|Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner, 2010}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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 algericus Loveridge, 1947
- Tropiocolotes bisharicus S. Baha El Din, 2001
- Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901
- Tropiocolotes naybandensis Krause et al., 2013
- Tropiocolotes nubicus S. Baha El Din, 1999
- Tropiocolotes scortecci Cherci & Spano, 1963 – Scortecci's sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942
- Tropiocolotes steudneri (W. Peters, 1869) – Algerian sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus W. Peters, 1880 – northern sand gecko
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus apoklomax Pappenfuss, 1969
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus occidentalis Parker, 1942
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus tripolitanus W. Peters, 1880
- Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner, 2010
References
- ^ "Tropiocolotes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.