Natterer's gecko (Tropiocolotes nattereri) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Africa and Western Asia.
Geographic range
Tropiocolotes nattereri is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Tropiocolotes nattereri are desert, rocky areas, and shrubland, at elevations up to .
Etymology
The specific epithet, nattereri, is in honor of Austrian ornithologist Johann Natterer.
Reproduction
Tropiocolotes nattereri is oviparous. Clutch size is only one egg, but each female lays two or more clutches per year.
References
Further reading
- (1960). "Redécouverte et validité probable du Gekkonidé Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner ". Comptes Rendus des Séances Mensuelles, Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physique du Maroc 26 (8): 143âÂÂ145. (in French).
- (Tropiocolotes nattereri, p. 119). (in German).
- 580 pp.
- Steindachner F (1901). "Expedition S. M. Schiff "Pola" in das Rothe Meer, Nordliche und Südliche Hälfte. 1895/96 und 1897/98. Zoologische Ergebnisse. XVII. Berichte über die herpetologischen Aufsammlung ". Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Wien 69: 325âÂÂ339 + Plates IâÂÂII. (Tropiocolotes nattereri, new species, pp. 326âÂÂ327 + Plate I, figures 2, 2a). (in German).
- Werner YL (2016). Reptile Life in the Land of Israel. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira. 494 pp. .