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Tropiocolotes bisharicus Baha El Din, 2001
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.
Bishari Dwarf Gecko (Tropiocolotes bisharicus). Species of reptile.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Bishari dwarf gecko (Tropiocolotes bisharicus) is a species of gecko of the genus Tropiocolotes. It is found in Egypt. The specific epithet bisharicus refers to the Bisharin tribe, which lives in the same region as this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Bishari dwarf gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:56:45.026984+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropiocolotes bisharicus Baha El Din, 2001
- Name authority
- Baha El Din, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gekkonidae
- Genus
- Tropiocolotes
- 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
- genusTropiocolotes
- speciesTropiocolotes bisharicus Baha El Din, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tropiocolotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parker’s Pigmy GeckoTropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Algerian Sand GeckoTropiocolotes steudneri (Peters, 1869) | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wolfgang’s Sand GeckoTropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner, 2010 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropiocolotes tassiliensis Ribeiro-Junior, Koch, Flecks, Calvo & Meiri, 2022 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropiocolotes yomtovi Ribeiro-Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri, 2022 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Algerian Sand GeckoTropiocolotes algericus Loveridge, 1947 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropiocolotes naybandensis Krause, Ahmadzadeh, Moazeni, Wagner & Wilms, 2013 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tropiocolotes nubicus Baha El Din, 1999 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scortecci’s Dwarf GeckoTropiocolotes scorteccii Cherchi & Spano, 1963 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Sand GeckoTropiocolotes tripolitanus Peters, 1880 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Tropiocolotes&species=bisharicus 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:59CT4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.