Taylor's fat-tailed gecko

Taylor's fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx taylori), also known commonly as Taylor's fat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to northeastern Africa.^[1][2]

Taylor's fat-tailed gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Eublepharidae
Genus:	Hemitheconyx
Species:	H. taylori
Binomial name
Hemitheconyx taylori Parker, 1930

Etymology

The specific name, taylori, is in honor of British army officer Captain R. H. R. Taylor.^[3]

Geographic range

H. taylori is found in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. taylori is desert, at altitudes of 2,100–4,100 ft (640–1,250 m).^[4] They reportedly survive the dry landscape by adopting a nocturnal and even semi-fossorial lifestyle.^[5]

Reproduction

H. taylori is oviparous.^[2]