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Basic information
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
Elegant gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGecko
GenusDune geckos
- English name
- Elegant gecko
- Alternative names
- Elegant Short-fingered Gecko, Engfingergecko, Lichtenstein's Short-fingered Gecko, Sténodactyle commun
- Synonyms
- Ascalabotes sthenodactylus, Garzoniella longipes, Stenodactylus cornaliae, Stenodactylus elegans, Stenodactylus guttatus, Stenodactylus mauritanicus, Stenodactylus stenodactylus zavattari, Tolarenta wilkinsonii, Trapelus savignyi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 60 mm
- Body mass
- max 4.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 22 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 9.1 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- max 32.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4ZXWF · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18963 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18969 · dryad-v5