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Basic information
Stenodactylus doriae
Dune Sand Gecko
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGecko
GenusDune geckos
- English name
- Dune Sand Gecko
- Alternative names
- Middle Eastern Short-fingered Gecko, Sand Gecko
- Synonyms
- Ceramodactylus doriae, Ceramodactylus major
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 83 mm
- Body mass
- max 11.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.36 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 28 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 8.1 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 18.2–28.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.7–0.7 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–5 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4ZXVH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18960 · dryad-v5