Tropiocolotes bisharicus BAHA EL DIN, 2001

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Higher Taxa	Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies
Common Names	G: Bishari-Zwerggecko
Synonym	Tropiocolotes bisharicus BAHA EL DIN 2001: 48 Tropiocolotes bisharicus — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008
Distribution	SE Egypt, proabably Sudan Type locality: Wadi El Rada, Gebel Hamata, Egypt (24° 15’ N, 35° 14’ E).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 257863, adult female
Diagnosis
Comment	Can be confused with T. somalicus.
Etymology	Named after the Bishari tribesmen, who live in SE Egypt and NE Sudan, in the same region as this species.
References	Baha El Din, S. M. 2001. A synopsis of African and South Arabian geckos of the genus Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with a description of a new species from Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East 22: 45-56 - get paper here Milto, Konstantin D.; Samy A. Saber, Abdullah M. Nagy, Roman A. Nazarov, Daniel A. Melnikov, Natalia B. Ananjeva 2019. First Report on the Reptile Diversity of Wadi El Gemal National Park, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Russ. J. Herpetol. 26 (3): 175-184 - get paper here Schlüter, U. 2004. Zwerggeckos (Tropiocolotes PETERS 1880) aus Nordafrika - Lebensräume, Verhalten, Pflege und Nachzucht. Draco 5 (18): 52-58 - get paper here Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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