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Tropiocolotes nubicus Baha El Din, 1999

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 Tropiocolotes nubicus (Native: Egypt; Sudan)

geographic distribution of Tropiocolotes nubicus (Native: Egypt; Sudan)

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Steudner's gecko (Tropiocolotes nubicus) is a species of gecko of the genus Tropiocolotes. It is found in Egypt and Sudan. The specific epithet nubicus relates to the type locality, the Nubia Region. 'Steudner' may relate to the German botanist and explorer Hermann Steudner (1832-1863).

Wikipedia contributors, Steudner's 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 nubicus Baha El Din, 1999
Name authority
Baha El Din, 1999
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderGekkota
  11. familyGekkonidae
  12. genusTropiocolotes
  13. speciesTropiocolotes nubicus Baha El Din, 1999

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Tropiocolotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Tropiocolotes bisharicus Baha El Din, 2001GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Parker’s Pigmy GeckoTropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Algerian Sand GeckoTropiocolotes steudneri (Peters, 1869)GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Wolfgang’s Sand GeckoTropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner, 2010GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tropiocolotes tassiliensis Ribeiro-Junior, Koch, Flecks, Calvo & Meiri, 2022GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tropiocolotes yomtovi Ribeiro-Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri, 2022GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Algerian Sand GeckoTropiocolotes algericus Loveridge, 1947GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Tropiocolotes naybandensis Krause, Ahmadzadeh, Moazeni, Wagner & Wilms, 2013GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Scortecci’s Dwarf GeckoTropiocolotes scorteccii Cherchi & Spano, 1963GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northern Sand GeckoTropiocolotes tripolitanus Peters, 1880GekkonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Algeria, Egypt (along the Nile valley), N Sudan (Jumhūriyyat)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropiocolotes&species=nubicus 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:59CTD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.