Stenodactylus slevini


Stenodactylus slevini, also known commonly as Slevin's sand gecko or Slevin's short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.

Geographic range

S. slevini is found in Bahrain, southern Iraq, southern Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, northwestern Saudi Arabia, western United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. slevini is desert, at altitudes from sea level to.

Description

A medium-sized species for its genus, S. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length of.

Reproduction

S. slevini is oviparous.