Heyden's gecko

Heyden's gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: 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.

Distribution

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

Conservation status

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

Original publication

References

  1. ↑ "Hemidactylus robustus | IUCN RedList". iucnredlist.org.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.