Endemic Animals of Oman








Hemidactylus alkiyumii
Hemidactylus alkiyumii is a species of house gecko from Oman.
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Hemidactylus alkiyumii
Hemidactylus paucituberculatus
Hemidactylus paucituberculatus is a species of house geckos from Oman.
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Hemidactylus paucituberculatus
Hemidactylus luqueorum
Hemidactylus luqueorum is a species of house gecko endemic to Oman. The specific epithet luqueorum honors Maria Teresa Luque and her family.Hemidactylus luqueorum is found in the western Hajar Mountains in northern Oman at 492–2,200 m (1,614–7,218 ft) above sea level.
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Hemidactylus luqueorum
Ptyodactylus dhofarensis
Ptyodactylus dhofarensis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Oman.
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Ptyodactylus dhofarensis
Asaccus arnoldi
Asaccus arnoldi is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It, along with all other species in the genus Asaccus, is endemic to the Hajar Mountains of northern Oman.
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Asaccus arnoldi
Asaccus montanus
Asaccus montanus, also known as the mountain leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to Oman.
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Asaccus montanus
Mesalina ayunensis
Mesalina ayunensis, also known as the Ayun sand lizard or Arnold's sand lizard, is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Oman.
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Mesalina ayunensis
Hemidactylus inexpectatus
Hemidactylus inexpectatus is a species of house gecko from Oman.
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Hemidactylus inexpectatus
Asaccus platyrhynchus
Asaccus platyrhynchus, the flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to northern Oman, in desert and rocky areas. Asaccus platyrhynchus was first formally described in 1994.
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Asaccus platyrhynchus
Hemidactylus masirahensis
Hemidactylus masirahensis is a species of house gecko. It is endemic to Masirah Island, off the coast of central Oman.
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Hemidactylus masirahensis
Hemidactylus festivus
Hemidactylus festivus is a species of house gecko from Oman.
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Hemidactylus festivus
Trigonodactylus sharqiyahensis
Trigonodactylus sharqiyahensis is a gecko of the genus Trigonodactylus that is endemic to Oman.
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Trigonodactylus sharqiyahensis
Mesalina austroarabica
Mesalina austroarabica is a species of sand-dwelling lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Oman.
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Mesalina austroarabica
Pristurus gallagheri
Pristurus gallagheri, also known as Gallagher's rock gecko or Wadi Kharrar rock gecko , is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae found in Oman.
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Pristurus gallagheri
Tropiocolotes confusus
Tropiocolotes confusus is a species of gecko endemic to Oman. The type specimen was collected in Dhofar.
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Tropiocolotes confusus
Umbonium eloiseae
Umbonium eloiseae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
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Umbonium eloiseae
Ceritoturris pupiformis
Ceritoturris pupiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
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Ceritoturris pupiformis
Daphnella evergestis
Daphnella evergestis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
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Daphnella evergestis
Taranis rhytismeis
Taranis rhytismeis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
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Taranis rhytismeis
Thalotia beluchistana
Thalotia beluchistana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.In 1901, Melvill expressed the opinion that some malacologists might consider this species to belong in the genus Calliostoma.
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Thalotia beluchistana
Conus ardisiaceus
Conus ardisiaceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Conus ardisiaceus
Splendrillia granatella
Splendrillia granatella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
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Splendrillia granatella
Daphnella euphrosyne
Daphnella euphrosyne is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
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Daphnella euphrosyne
Pseudolilliconus boschorum
Conus boschorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Pseudolilliconus boschorum
Conus melvilli
Conus melvilli, common name Melvill's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Conus melvilli
Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
Pseudolilliconus kuiperi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Pseudolilliconus kuiperi