NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lebanese thin-toed gecko
Mediodactylus amictopholis (Hoofien, 1967)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
geographic distribution of Mediodactylus amictophole syn. Cyrtopodion amictophole (Native: Lebanon; Syrian Arab Republic)
compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R., &Werner, Y. 2006. Cyrtopodion amictophole. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 March 2013. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Lebanese thin-toed gecko (Mediodactylus amictopholis) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
It is found in Lebanon, Syria and Israel.
Its natural habitat is elevated rocky areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Lebanese thin-toed gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:52:18.615212+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mediodactylus amictopholis (Hoofien, 1967)
- Name authority
- (Hoofien, 1967)
- Common name
- Lebanese thin-toed gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Mediodactylus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyGekkonidae
- genusMediodactylus
- speciesMediodactylus amictopholis (Hoofien, 1967)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mediodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Iranian GeckoMediodactylus aspratilis (Anderson, 1973) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iraqi (Keel-scaled) GeckoMediodactylus heteropholis (Minton, Anderson & Anderson, 1970) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ilamian keel-scaled geckoMediodactylus ilamensis (Fathinia, Karamiani, Darvishnia, Heidari & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediodactylus narynensis (Eremchenko, Zarinenko & Panfilov, 1999) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grey Thin-Toed GeckoMediodactylus russowii (Strauch, 1887) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kopet Dagh Bent-Toed GeckoMediodactylus spinicauda (Strauch, 1887) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediodactylus stevenandersoni (Torki, 2011) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chitral GeckoMediodactylus walli (Ingoldby, 1922) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean Thin-toed geckoMediodactylus oertzeni (Boettger, 1888) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean Thin-toed geckoMediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barton’s Thin-toed geckoMediodactylus bartoni (Stepánek, 1934) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bulgarian Bent-toed GeckoMediodactylus danilewskii (Strauch, 1887) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyrtodactylus amictopholis Hoofien, 1967 Hoofien, 1967 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Mediodactylus&species=amictopholis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3YPFJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.