Aegean bare finger
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Aegean bare finger ( Mediodactylus kotschyi ) |
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The Aegean bare finger ( Mediodactylus kotschyi , Syn . : Cyrtodactylus kotschyi , Cyrtopodion kotschyi ) is a gecko from the genus Mediodactylus .
Appearance
The total length of the Aegean bare finger is 9-13 centimeters. The tail measures approximately 1.4 times the length of the head and torso . The little gecko can change its skin color within a short time through physiological color changes. Its basic color changes between black, gray, yellowish, red-brown and brown tones. A pattern of dark cross bands runs across the back, sometimes more and sometimes less clear. He has claws on his toes, not adhesive strips. Nevertheless, he is able to skillfully climb vertical rock (such as rocks or house walls). The large eyes have a vertically slit pupil that expands to an oval in the dark. The tail can be thrown off in case of danger and then grows back in a cone shape ( autotomy , also common in other reptiles).
distribution and habitat
In Europe, the species occurs from Albania (along the coastal region), via Greece and northern Bulgaria to Turkey. Most of the Aegean islands are settled. An isolated occurrence exists in southern Italy. The spread continues through large parts of Asia Minor to Syria. Whether the bare fingers widespread in Ukraine on the southern edge of the Black Sea coast can actually be assigned to this species requires further research.
Reproduction
Two eggs are deposited several times a year.
nutrition
The diet consists of insects, arachnids and other invertebrates.
swell
- Benny Trapp: Amphibians and reptiles of the Greek mainland. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster 2007, ISBN 978-3-86659-022-9 , pp. 116-119.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Axel Kwet: New Holland European Reptile and Amphibian Guide. New Holland, London et al. 2009, ISBN 978-1-8477-3444-0 .
Web links
- Images of the Aegean naked finger
- Mediodactylus kotschyi in The Reptile Database
- Mediodactylus kotschyi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, Rastko Ajtic, Ahmad Mohammed Mousa Disi, Yehudah Werner, Varol Tok, Ismail H. Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek, Pierre-André Crochet, Idriz Haxhiu, Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Yakup Kaska, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Aziz Avci, Nazan Üzüm, Can Yeniyurt, Ferdi Akarsu, Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2014.