Tropiocolotes algericus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gekkonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Gekkomorpha Superfamilia: Gekkonoidea

Familia: Gekkonidae
Genus: Tropiocolotes
Species: Tropiocolotes algericus

Name

• Tropiocolotes algericus Loveridge, 1947

Holotype: MCZ 27485, adult ♂, collected by F. Werner on 26 April 1928.

Type locality: “Kenatsa (Kenadsa), south of Colomb Bechar, western Algerian Sahara”.

Combinations

• Tropiocolotes tripolitanus algericus Loveridge, 1947: 56 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Tropiocolotes algericus — Baha El Din, 2001 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1947. Revision of the African lizards of the family Gekkondiae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 98: 1–469. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropiocolotes algericus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 March 2019.
• Wilms, T., Wagner, P., Niagate, B., Joger, U., Slimani, T., El Mouden, E.H. & Geniez, P. 2018. IUCN: Tropiocolotes algericus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T198530A2530518. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T198530A2530518.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Algerischer Zwerggecko
English: Algerian Sand Gecko