Heyden's gecko

Heyden's gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Hemidactylus
Species:
H. robustus
Binomial name
Hemidactylus robustus
Heyden, 1827

Heyden's gecko (Hemidactylus robustus) is a species of geckos, family Gekkonidae, found in northeastern Africa and in the Middle East.[2]

Distribution

It may be found in Egypt,[3][4] Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.[2] qatar

Conservation status

In Egypt, it is expected to lose much of its currently suitable distribution in the future due to anthropogenic climate change.[4]

Original publication

  • Heyden, 1827 : Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. I. Zoologie. Reptilien. H. L. Brönner, p. 1-24 (integrated text).

References

  1. ^ "Hemidactylus robustus | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ a b Hemidactylus robustus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
  4. ^ a b El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha El Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change". Journal of Arid Environments. 127: 211–221. Bibcode:2016JArEn.127..211E. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007.