Trachydactylus spatalurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Trachydactylus
Species: Trachydactylus spatalurus

Name

Trachydactylus spatalurus (Anderson, 1901)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.23.59, collected by A.B. Percival.
• Type locality: “Wadi Jimil”.

Combinations

• Bunopus spatalurus Anderson, 1901: 137 [original combination]
• Trachydactylus spatalurus — Leviton & Anderson, 1967 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Trachydactylus jolensis Haas & Battersby, 1959: 200
  • Holotype: BMNH 1953.1.6.96, adult ♀, collected by G. Popov.
  • Type locality: “Jol, north of Zamakh, Hadramaut, S.W. Arabia”.

Native distribution areas

• Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.

References

Primary references

• Anderson, J. 1901. A list of the reptiles and batrachians obtained by Mr. A. Blayney Percival in southern Arabia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901: 137–152. BHL
• Haas, G. & Battersby, J.C. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Copeia 1959(3): 196–202. DOI: 10.2307/1440386 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trachydactylus spatalurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2023.
• Colacicco, F., Els, J. & Al Rasbi, K.J.M. 2021. IUCN: Trachydactylus spatalurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T135339349A188129895. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T135339349A188129895.en. Accessed on 17 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Dhofar Banded Ground Gecko