Natterer's gecko

Natterer's gecko (Tropiocolotes nattereri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to northeastern Africa and Western Asia.

Natterer's gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Tropiocolotes
Species:	T. nattereri
Binomial name
Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901

Geographic range

T. nattereri is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet, nattereri, is in honor of Austrian ornithologist Johann Natterer.^[2][3]

Reproduction

T. nattereri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. Al Johany, A.M.H.; Amr, Z.S.S.; Baha El Din, S.; Böhme, W.; Disi, A.M.; Mateo, J.A. (2012). "Tropiocolotes nattereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T198532A2530735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T198532A2530735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Tropiocolotes nattereri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. 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. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, p. 187).

Further reading

• Pasteur G (1960). "Redécouverte et validité probable du Gekkonidé Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner ". Comptes Rendus des Séances Mensuelles, Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physique du Maroc 26 (8): 143–145. (in French).
• Steindachner F (1901). "Expedition S. M. Schiff “Pola” in das Rothe Meer, Nordliche und Südliche Hälfte. 1895/96 und 1897/98. Zoologische Ergebnisse. XVII. Berichte über die herpetologischen Aufsammlung ". Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien 69: 325-339 + Plates I-II. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, new species, pp. 326-327 + Plate I, figures 2, 2a). (in German).
• Werner YL (2016). Reptile Life in the Land of Israel. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira. 494 pp. ISBN 978-3899731040.