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Algerian Sand Gecko
Tropiocolotes steudneri (Peters, 1869)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Steudner's dwarf gecko (Tropiocolotes steudneri), also commonly known as the Algerian sand gecko and Steudner's pigmy gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to North Africa and the Middle East.
Wikipedia contributors, Steudner's dwarf gecko; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:17:58.831957+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tropiocolotes steudneri (Peters, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1869)
- Common name
- Algerian Sand Gecko
- 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 steudneri (Peters, 1869)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tropiocolotes bisharicus Baha El Din, 2001 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parker’s Pigmy GeckoTropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tropiocolotes nattereri Steindachner, 1901 Steindachner, 1901 | ambiguous synonym |
| Gymnodactylus steudneri Peters, 1869 Peters, 1869 | synonym |
| Stenodactylus petersii Boulenger, 1885 Boulenger, 1885 | 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=Tropiocolotes&species=steudneri 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:59CTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.