Ptyodactylus orlovi

Ptyodactylus orlovi, Orlov's Fan-footed Gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the eastern Arabian Peninsula.

Ptyodactylus orlovi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Phyllodactylidae
Genus:	Ptyodactylus
Species:	P. orlovi
Binomial name
Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013

Ptyodactylus orlovi from the United Arab Emirates.

Etymology

Ptyodactylus orlovi from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Orlov.^[2]

Geographic range

Head of Ptyodactylus orlovi.

P. orlovi is found in Oman and the adjacent United Arab Emirates.^[1][2]

Ptyodactylus orlovi from Hatta, United Arab Emirates.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. orlovi is rocky areas of desert, at altitudes from sea level to 2,500 m (8,200 ft).^[1]

Description

P. orlovi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.4 cm (3.3 in), with a tail slightly shorter than SVL.^[1]

Behavior

P. orlovi is diurnal, terrestrial, and rupicolous.^[1]

Reproduction

P. orlovi is oviparous. In summer, an adult female may lay a clutch of two eggs in a communal nesting site.^[1]