Atlas day gecko

The Atlas day gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

Atlas day gecko
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus,
adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
Genus: Quedenfeldtia
Species:
Q. trachyblepharus
Binomial name
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus
(Boettger, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Gymnodactylus trachyblepharus
    Boettger, 1873
  • Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus
    — Loveridge, 1947

Taxonomy

This species, Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus, should not be confused with a different species, Q. moerens, which is also known commonly as the Atlas day gecko.

Biology

Q. trachyblepharus is diurnal, and is adapted to cold climates.[2] Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Q. trachyblepharus is the dominant species in the alpine lizard assemblage above 2,500 m (8,200 ft).[2]

References
  1. Species Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Bouazza A, Slimani T, El Mouden H, Blouin‐Demers G, Lourdais O (2016). "Thermal constraints and the influence of reproduction on thermoregulation in a high‐altitude gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)". Journal of Zoology 300 (1): 36-44.

Further reading
  • Böttger [sic], Oskar (1873). "Reptilien von Marocco und von den canarischen Inseln ". Abhandlungen Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main 9: 121-191 + one unnumbered plate. (Gymnodactylus trachyblepharus, new species, pp. 138-140 + plate, figures 3a, 3b). (in German).
  • Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98: 1-469 + Plates 1-7. (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus, new combination, pp. 67-69).


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