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Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis HAAS, 1957

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Gulf Short-fingered Gecko 
SynonymPseudoceramodactylus khobarensis HAAS 1957: 59
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis — WERMUTH 1965: 151
Stenodactylus khobarensis — KLUGE 1967
Stenodactylus khobarensis — ARNOLD 1977
Stenodactylus khobarensis — KLUGE 1993
Stenodactylus khobarensis — RÖSLER 2000: 115
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis — FUJITA & PAPENFUSS 2011
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis — BAUER et al. 2013 
DistributionSaudia Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, C Oman, S Iran, Qatar, Kuwait

Type locality: Al Khobar, Saudia Arabia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CAS 84458; paratypes: CAS, CNHM 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1601 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis HAAS 1957 is the type species of the genus Pseudoceramodactylus HAAS 1957.

Distribution: See map in SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran. See map in Burriel-Carranza et al. 2019 for map in UAE. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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  • Cogălniceanu, Dan; Aurora Castilla, Aitor Valdeon, Alberto Gosa, Noora Al Jaidah, Ali Alkuwary, Essam Saifelnasr, Paloma Mas, Renee Richer, Ahmad Amer Al Hemaidi 2014. A preliminary report on the distribution of lizards in Qatar. ZooKeys 373 (2014): 67-91<br>doi: 10.3897/zookeys.373.5994 - get paper here
  • Dakhteh, Seyyed M. H., Hagi G. Kami and Steven C. Anderson. 2007. Stenodactylus khobarensis (Haas, 1957): an addition to the Iranian herpetofauna (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 14 (3):229-231 - get paper here
  • Gardner, A.S. 2013. The amphibians and reptiles of Oman and the UAE. Edition Chimaira, 480 pp.
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