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Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) is a animal in the Gekkonidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) (Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937))
Animalia

Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Mediodactylus orientalis is an oviparous gekkonid lizard sometimes treated as a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko, found in Lebanon and Jordan.

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Family
Genus
Mediodactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937)

Taxonomic Classification

Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) is a species of lizard belonging to the Gekkonidae gecko family.

Distribution

Its known distribution covers Lebanon and Jordan.

Taxonomic Status

This taxon is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Kotschy's gecko.

Common Names

It has three recorded common names: Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Europäischer Nacktfinger, and Ägäischer Bogenfinger.

Reproduction

This species reproduces via oviparity, meaning it produces offspring from eggs that hatch after being laid by the parent.

Photo: (c) Tom Kirschey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Kirschey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gekkonidae Mediodactylus

More from Gekkonidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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