''Trachydactylus'' is a
genus
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of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from .
Geckos ar ...
s from the
Middle East
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Species
The genus ''Trachydactylus'' contains 2 recognized species.
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Trachydactylus hajarensis
''Trachydactylus hajarensis'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko,Not to be confused with Goniurosaurus splendens is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Trachydactylus spatalurus
''Trachydactylus spatalurus'', the spacious rock gecko or banded ground gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in Oman and Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) i ...
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binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Trachydactylus''.
References
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Lizard genera