Fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, Yellow fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa and western Asia.
The specific name, hasselquistii, is in honor of Swedish naturalist Fredrik Hasselquist.
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Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
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starts withP. hasselquistii grows to a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 98 mm (3.9 in).
P. hasselquistii is found in Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, eastern Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia (including the Farasan Islands), northern Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, and the United Arab Emirates.
The type locality is Cairo, Egypt.
P. hasselquistii is oviparous.
