Hemidactylus foudaii

Hemidactylus foudaii is a species of gekko in the family Gekkonidae.[1] The species is endemic to North Africa.

Hemidactylus foudaii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Hemidactylus
Species:	H. foudaii
Binomial name
Hemidactylus foudaii S. Baha El Din, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, foudaii, is in honor of Egyptian conservationist Moustafa Mokhtar Fouda.[2]

Geographic range

H. foudaii is found in Egypt and possibly Sudan.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitats of H. foudaii are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]

Conservation status

H. foudaii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

1. Baha El Din S (2005). Hemidactylus foudaii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hemidactylus foudaii, p. 93).

Further reading

Baha El Din SM (2003). "A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Egypt". African J. Herp. 52 (1): 39–47. (Hemidactylus foudaii, new species).