Hemidactylus foudaii
| Hemidactylus foudaii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Hemidactylus |
| Species: | H. foudaii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemidactylus foudaii , 2003
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Hemidactylus foudaii is a species of gekko in the family Gekkonidae.[1] The species is endemic to North Africa.
Etymology[]
The specific name, foudaii, is in honor of Egyptian conservationist Moustafa Mokhtar Fouda.[2]
Geographic range[]
H. foudaii is found in Egypt and possibly Sudan.[1]
Habitat[]
The natural habitats of H. foudaii are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]
Conservation status[]
H. foudaii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Baha El Din, S. (2021). "Hemidactylus foudaii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T61507A22565961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T61507A22565961.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus foudaii, p. 93).
Further reading[]
Baha El Din SM (2003). "A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Egypt". African J. Herp. 52 (1): 39–47. (Hemidactylus foudaii, new species).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hemidactylus
- Vertebrates of Egypt
- Geckos of Africa
- Reptiles described in 2003
- Hemidactylus stubs