Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko

Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko (Ptyodactylus ragazzii), also known commonly as the Sahelian fan-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern Africa.^[2]

Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
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. ragazzii
Binomial name
Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898
Synonyms[2]
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii var. ragazzi Anderson, 1898 Ptyodactylus hasselquistii ragazzii — Kluge, 1993 Ptyodactylus ragazzii — Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch, 1996

Etymology

The specific name, ragazzii, is in honor of Italian physician Vincenzo Ragazzi (1856–1929) of the Modena Natural History Society.^[3]

Geographic range

P. ragazzii is found in Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Togo.^[2]

Habitat

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

Behavoir

P. ragazzii is nocturnal, crepuscular, and rupicolous.^[1]

Reproduction

P. ragazzii is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is two eggs. An adult female may lay as many as six clutches per year.^[1]