Trigonodactylus arabicus Haas, 1957

Aloufi, Abdulhadi, Al Zayer, Mohammed, Abu Baker, Mohammad A. & Amr, Zuhair S., 2025, Reptiles and amphibians of the Saudi islands in the Arabian Gulf, Herpetozoa 38, pp. 379-391 : 379-391

Trigonodactylus arabicus Haas, 1957

Fig. 6 F

Material examined.

IRC 002, Az Zakhnuniyyah Island, 30 August 2024.

Remarks.

The Arabian Sand Gecko was found among salt marshes around Al Zakhnunyah Island. This species is known to occur along eastern and central Saudi Arabia, eastern Arabia including Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, and southern Jordan ( Pola et al. 2021). It was previously reported from Al Jubail and Al Qatif in the Eastern Province ( Martens 1996; Aloufi et al. 2023). In the islands of the Arabian Gulf, this species was reported from Sir Bani Yas Island in the UAE ( Bourquin 2011).

Figures

Figure 6. A. Bunopus tuberculatus from Al Zakhnuniyyah Island; B. Cyrtopodion scabrum from Tarout Island; C. Hemidactylus flaviviridis from Tarout Island; D. Hemidactylus persicus from Tarout Island; E. Stenodactylus slevini from Az Zakhnuniyyah Island; F. Trigonodactylus arabicus from Az Zakhnuniyyah Island; G. Mesalina sp. from Az Zakhnuniyyah Island; H. Trachylepis tessellata from Tarout Island.