Saurodactylus brosseti
Species of lizard
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Saurodactylus brosseti is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in western Morocco. Both this species and Saurodactylus mauritanicus were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Saurodactylus brosseti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Sphaerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Saurodactylus |
| Species: | S. brosseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurodactylus brosseti | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurodactylus mauritanicus ssp. brosseti Bons and Pasteur, 1957 | |
There may be four distinct lineages of Saurodactylus brosseti.