Tropiocolotes algericus

Taxonavigation

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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

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

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

Combinations

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

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Algerischer Zwerggecko
English: Algerian Sand Gecko