
Stenodactylus petrii, known as the dune gecko, Anderson's short-fingered gecko, or Egyptian sand gecko, is a small, mostly nocturnal gecko of the genus Stenodactylus. It is not a frog-eyed gecko.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stenodactylus doriae
- Stenodactylus slevini
- Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes
- Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
- Stenodactylus mauritanicus
- Crossobamon eversmanni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Stenodactylus
- Species
- Stenodactylus petrii
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