First record of a gecko species to the fauna of Qatar:Hemidactylus persicusAnderson, 1872 (Gekkonidae) | Zendy

Aurora M. Castilla | Zendy; Aitor Valdeón | Zendy; Dan Cogălniceanu | Zendy; Alberto Gosá | Zendy; Ali Alkuwary | Zendy; E. O. H. Saifelnasr | Zendy; Sara Al Naimi | Zendy; Ahmad Amer Mohd Al-Hemaidi | Zendy

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First record of a gecko species to the fauna of Qatar:Hemidactylus persicusAnderson, 1872 (Gekkonidae)

Author(s) -

Aurora M. Castilla,

Aitor Valdeón,

Dan Cogălniceanu,

Alberto Gosá,

Ali Alkuwary,

E. O. H. Saifelnasr,

Sara Al Naimi,

Ahmad Amer Mohd Al-Hemaidi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

qscience connect

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2223-506X

DOI - 10.5339/connect.2013.28

Subject(s) - gekkonidae , gecko , geography , fauna , peninsula , range (aeronautics) , biodiversity , ecology , zoology , biology , archaeology , squamata , materials science , composite material

We report the discovery of a gecko species, the Persian leaf-toed gecko Hemidactylus persicus Anderson, 1872 (Gekkonidae) in Qatar, found on Halul Island. According to the Qatar National Biodiversity Surveys and the available international literature H. persicus was not previously recorded in Qatar. Its known range covers the north east of the Arabian Peninsula, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and south western Asia. Our findings bridge the current geographic gap in the known distribution of the species from Saudi Arabia to Asia. We believe that the species could also be present in the Qatar peninsula. A thorough field survey is needed in order to map the range of this species in the State of Qatar.

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