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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: July 16th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Gekkonidae
Bibliography of the genus Stenodactylus
Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae








Genus
Stenodactylus

Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos, Short-toed Geckos, Short-fingered Geckos, (Sand Geckos)

Dünnfingergeckos, Engfingergeckos

Afrikansk-Asiatiske Smalfingergekkoer

1826 Stenodactylus Fitzinger (type species: Stenodactylus elegans Fitzinger 1826)
1826 Goniodactylus Schlegel [emendation of Gonydactylus Kuhl & van Hasselt] (syn. Bauer 1994)
1842 Tolarenta Gray (type species: Tolarenta wilkinsonii Gray 1842; syn. Arnold 1980)
1872 Ceramodactylus Blanford (type species: Ceramodactylus doriae Blanford 1872; syn. Arnold 1980)
1976 Garzoniella Perret (type species: Garzoniella longipes Perret 1976; syn. Arnold 1980)
Contents: 10 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included Crossobamon orientalis, Pseudoceramodactylus, and Trigonodactylus.
Distribution: N., W., and E. Africa, Middle East.
Reported from: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt (incl. Sinai), Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman (incl. Masirah), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen.

Stenodactylus affinis

Persian Thin-toed Gecko, Marsh Gecko

Persischer Dünnfingergecko

Persisk Smalfingergekko

1884 Ceramodactylus affinis Murray
Stenodactylus affinis Wermuth 1965

Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait.


Stenodactylus doriae

Middle Eastern Thin-toed Gecko, Dune Sand Gecko, Graceful Sand Gecko, (Doria's Thin-toed Gecko)

Mittelöstlicher Dünnfingergecko

Mellemøst-smalfingergekko

1872 Ceramodactylus doriae Blanford
Stenodactylus doriae Haas 1956
1930 Ceramodactylus major Parker (Arnold 1980)
Stenodactylus major Wermuth 1965

Remarks: A single, previous record from Sinai is regarded as erroneous (Baha el Din 2006).
Distribution: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.


Stenodactylus grandiceps

Large-headed Thin-toed Gecko

Grosskopf-Dünnfingergecko

Storhovedet Smalfingergekko

1952 Stenodactylus grandiceps Haas

Distribution: Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey.


Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes

Eastern Arabian Thin-toed Gecko, Eastern Sand Gecko

Ostarabischer Dünnfingergecko

Østarabisk Smalfingergekko

1967 Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes Leviton & Anderson

Distribution: Oman (incl. Masirah), United Arab Emirates, Yemen.


Stenodactylus mauritanicus

Mauritanian Thin-toed Gecko, Northern Elegant Gecko

Mauritanischer Dünnfingergecko

Mauritansk Smalfingergekko

1850 Stenodactylus mauritanicus Guichenot
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus mauritanicus Loveridge 1947
1899 Stenodactylus guttatus var. hirouxii Doumergue (Baha el Din 2006; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)

Remarks: Revalidated as a separate species by Baha el Din (2006).
Introduced to: Azores.
Distribution: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.


Stenodactylus mauritanicus
© Henrik Bringsøe

Stenodactylus petrii

North African Thin-toed Gecko, (Petrie's Gecko, Petri's Sand Gecko, Andersons's Short-fingered Gecko)

Nordafrikanischer Dünnfingergecko

Nordafrikansk Smalfingergekko

1896 Stenodactylus petrii Anderson
1914 Stenodactylus elimensis Barbour (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)

Distribution: Algeria, Egypt (incl. Sinai), Israel, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara.


Stenodactylus petrii
© Henrik Bringsøe

Stenodactylus slevini

Dharan Thin-toed Gecko, (Slevin's Sand Gecko)

Dharan-Dünnfingergecko

Dharan-smalfingergekko

1957 Stenodactylus slevini Haas
1957 Stenodactylus arabicus Haas (Arnold 1980)
1967 Stenodactylus haasi Kluge (Arnold 1980)

Distribution: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.


Stenodactylus stenurus

Algerian Thin-toed Gecko

Algerischer Dünnfingergecko

Algiersk Smalfingergekko

1899 Stenodactylus stenurus Werner

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of petrii (e.g., Wermuth 1965; Arnold 1980; Baha el Din 2006). Revalidated by Kratochvil, Frynta & Moravec (2001). Not mentioned for Algeria by Beddek (2017), Rouag & Ziane (2023) or by Rouag, Ziane & Sousa (2024).
Distribution: Algeria, Libya, Tunisia.


Stenodactylus sthenodactylus

Elegant Thin-toed Gecko, Elegant Gecko, (Spotted Gecko, Lichtenstein's Short-fingered Gecko)

Wüsten-Dünnfingergecko, Zierlicher Dünnfingergecko

Ørken-smalfingergekko

1823 Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein
1925 Stenodactylus stenodactylus Flower [substitute name for Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein 1823]
1826 Stenodactylus elegans Fitzinger [substitute name for Ascalabotes sthenodactylus Lichtenstein 1823] (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)
1827 Trapelus savignyi Audouin (Arnold 1980; Wagner & Crochet 2009; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)
1842 Tolarenta wilkinsonii Gray (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)
Stenodactylus wilkinsonii Boulenger 1885
1943 Stenodactylus stenodactylus zavattarii Scortecci (Wermuth 1965; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)
1976 Garzoniella longipes Perret (Arnold 1980; Metallinou & Crochet 2013)

Remarks: Previously included mauritanicus (e.g., Arnold 1980) to which species records from Morocco, Western Sahara, and some from Algeria are referred. Status of western populations from Senegal and Mauritania is not clear (Baha el Din 2006). Syrian records (e.g., Wermuth 1965) are erroneous (Martens & Koch 1991). Records from Iraq (e.g., Khalaf 1959) are based on misidentified grandiceps (Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992). Albarwari's (2021) record from the country is suspected of being a repetition of Khalaf's (1959) misidentification.
Distribution: Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt (incl. Sinai), Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Western Sahara.


Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
© Rune Midtgaard

Stenodactylus yemenensis

Yemen Thin-toed Gecko

Jemenitischer Dünnfingergecko

Yemenitisk Smalfingergekko

1980 Stenodactylus yemenensis Arnold

Distribution: Saudi Arabia, Yemen.