Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos
Tropiocolotes
Tropiocolotes is a genus of geckos that grow to about 2 in (5.1 cm) in length and are endemic to Northern Africa. They are commonly known as dwarf geckos, pygmy geckos, or sand geckos. They have an elongated body and their heads are oval and of equal or lesser width than their body.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Algerian Sand Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes algericus
Algerian Sand Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes steudneri
Eilat Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes yomtovi
Tripoli Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes tripolitanus
Sinai Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes nattereri
Nayband Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes naybandensis
Yemen Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes scorteccii
Hormozgan Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes hormozganensis
Steudner's Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes nubicus
Oman Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes confusus
Saudi Arabian Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei
Parker’s Pigmy Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes somalicus
Tropiocolotes tassiliensis
speciesTropiocolotes tassiliensis
Tropiocolotes chirioi
speciesTropiocolotes chirioi
Bishari Dwarf Gecko
speciesTropiocolotes bisharicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33546.