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".