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Lichtenstein's Short-Fingered Gecko

Stenodactylus sthenodactylus

Pronunciation:  steen-O-dak-till-us  stheen-O-dak-till-us

1 subspecies

Discovered by:  LICHTENSTEIN, 1823

Length: ?

Distribution: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia (Djerba and other coastal areas), Libya, Egypt (Ismailia: [HR 31: 185]), Israel,

Mauritania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, N Kenya, Mali

mauritanicus: Algeria and/or Tunisia. Terra typica: "Mauritania".

(Distribution Info from EMBL, See "Bibliography & Links" link above)

Notes: Very commonly imported, but very rarely bred.  This species is not too difficult to breed in captivity.

Sub-species:

Stenodactylus sthenodactylus mauritanicus

Pronunciation:  steen-O-dak-till-us   stheen-O-dak-till-us  mow-ro-tan-ik-us

Discovered by:  GUICHINOT, 1850