Tropiocolotes
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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 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 Cherchi & Spanò, 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
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropiocolotes.
References
- ^ "Tropiocolotes ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.