Barton's thin-toed gecko (''Mediodactylus bartoni'') is a species of

lizard Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...

in the family

Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...

. It is endemic to

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and nearby islets. It used to be considered a subspecies of

Kotschy's gecko Kotschy's gecko (''Mediodactylus kotschyi)'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It is named in honour of the Austrian botanist and explorer Theodor Kotschy. ...

References

Mediodactylus Reptiles described in 1934 {{Gekkonidae-stub