Saurodactylus brosseti
Species of lizard
Saurodactylus brosseti | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
Genus: | Saurodactylus |
Species: | S. brosseti |
Binomial name | |
Saurodactylus brosseti Bons & Pasteur, 1957 | |
Synonyms | |
Saurodactylus mauritanicus ssp. brosseti Bons and Pasteur, 1957 |
Saurodactylus brosseti is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in western Morocco. Both this species and Saurodactylus mauritanicus were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
There may be four distinct lineages of Saurodactylus brosseti.
References
- ^ Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Geniez, P. (2006). "Saurodactylus brosseti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61567A12517267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61567A12517267.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Rosado, D., Rato, C., Salvi, D. et al. Evol Biol (2017) 44: 386. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-017-9417-8
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