Stenodactylus grandiceps HAAS, 1952
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Stenodactylus grandiceps
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| Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Jordan Short-fingered Gecko |
| Synonym | Stenodactylus grandiceps HAAS 1952 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus SCHMIDT 1939 Stenodactylus grandiceps — WERMUTH 1965: 176 Stenodactylus sthenodactylus grandiceps EISELT 1976 Stenodactylus grandiceps — KLUGE 1993 Stenodactylus grandiceps — RÖSLER 2000: 115 Stenodactylus grandiceps — BAUER et al. 2013 Stenodactylus grandiceps — MOHAMMED et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | N/W Iraq, SE Turkey, N Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria Type locality: Addaya, 40 km west of Mossul, Iraq. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: HUJ |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Medium-sized, up to 55 mm from snout to vent; toes not depressed or fringed, one row of scales beneath; rostral and first upper labial scales reach nostril which is directed forwards and upwards; preanal pores absent; cloacal tubercles in a single row; autotomy restricted to tail-base; prefrontal projection absent or weak; upper border of prootic sloping downwards to some extent; epipterygoid separated from skull roof in protracted skull; 25 presacral vertebrae in most cases; 6 nuchal ribs; usually 5 basal caudal vertebrae; clavicle expanded; tail dark, especially in juveniles. Generally similar to S. sthenodactylus but distinguished by forwardly directed nostrils, consistent presence of six nuchal ribs and its relatively short, usually dark tail [ARNOLD 1980]. |
| Comment | Not listed by Engelmann et al. (1993). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin grandis = large, and -ceps = head. |
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