Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827 is a animal in the Phyllodactylidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827

Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827

Ptyodactylus guttatus, the Sinai fan-fingered gecko, is a gecko species found in parts of the Middle East.

Genus
Ptyodactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827

The Sinai fan-fingered gecko, scientifically named Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827, is a species of gecko. It is distributed in Egypt, Israel, and other areas of the Middle East. It is common in the Sinai Desert and the Negev Desert. Its fan-shaped fingers give the species its Hebrew name מניפנית, which derives from the Hebrew word מניפה meaning "fan".

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phyllodactylidae Ptyodactylus

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

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