Mount Sinai gecko
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Hemidactylus mindiae

The Mount Sinai gecko (Hemidactylus mindiae ) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Egypt.

Animal name origin

The specific epithet, mindiae, commemorates the late Mindy Baha El Din, an environmentalist and herpetologist from Egypt. She was the wife of Sherif Baha El Din, also a herpetologist, who described this lizard as a new species.

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The natural habitats of H. mindiae are rocky areas, caves, rural gardens, and urban areas.

Mount Sinai gecko habitat map
Mount Sinai gecko habitat map

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The Mount Sinai gecko is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Mount Sinai gecko Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai_gecko
2. Mount Sinai gecko on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61508/12495072

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