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Ptyodactylus is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos.
The genus has 12 described species.




Geographic range and habitat


The genus Ptyodactylus is distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East.




Description


The common name, fan-fingered geckos, is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads on the ventral surface of the toes are adhesive, and each toe has a retractable claw.




Species & subspecies


The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Ptyodactylus ananjevae Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
Ptyodactylus dhofarensis Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827 – Sinai fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798) – yellow fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri Y. Werner, 1995 – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1876 – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
Ptyodactylus oudrii Lataste, 1880 – Algerian fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 – Israeli fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898 – Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
Ptyodactylus rivapadiali Trape, 2017 – Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko
Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Simó-Riudalbas, Metallinou, de Pous, Els, Jayasinghe, Péntek-Zakar, Wilms, Al-Saadi & Carranza, 2017 – Ruus al Jibal fan-footed gecko
Ptyodactylus togoensis Tornier, 1901 – Togo fan-footed gecko




References






Further reading


Oken L (1817). Isis oder Encyclopadische Zeitung von Oken. Erster Band [Volume One]. Jena: Expedition der Isis. 1,576 pp. + 12 plates. (Ptyodactylus, new genus, p. 1183). (in German).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ptyodactylus
• Ptyodactylus hasselquistii
• Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
• Togo fan-footed gecko
• Ptyodactylus ananjevae
• Sinai fan-fingered gecko
• Ptyodactylus dhofarensis
• Ptyodactylus orlovi
• Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
• Pakistan fan-fingered gecko