Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Mediodactylus orientalis is an oviparous gekkonid lizard sometimes treated as a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko, found in Lebanon and Jordan.

Family
Genus
Mediodactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) is a species of lizard belonging to the Gekkonidae gecko family. Its known distribution covers Lebanon and Jordan. This taxon is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko. It has three recorded common names: Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Europäischer Nacktfinger, and Ägäischer Bogenfinger. This species reproduces via oviparity, meaning it produces offspring from eggs that hatch after being laid by the parent.

Photo: (c) Tom Kirschey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Kirschey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Mediodactylus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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