NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Morocco Lizard-fingered Gecko
Saurodactylus brosseti Bons & Pasteur, 1957
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.
Brosset's Lizard-fingered Gecko (Saurodactylus brosseti)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Saurodactylus brosseti is a species of gecko in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in western Morocco. Both this species and Saurodactylus mauritanicus were both commonly known as the Morocco lizard-fingered gecko, and were both considered conspecific.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, arable land, and pastureland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
There may be four distinct lineages of Saurodactylus brosseti.
Wikipedia contributors, Saurodactylus brosseti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:06:17.069149+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Saurodactylus brosseti Bons & Pasteur, 1957
- Name authority
- Bons & Pasteur, 1957
- Common name
- Morocco Lizard-fingered Gecko
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Sphaerodactylidae
- Genus
- Saurodactylus
- 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
- familySphaerodactylidae
- genusSaurodactylus
- speciesSaurodactylus brosseti Bons & Pasteur, 1957
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Saurodactylus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Banded Lizard-fingered GeckoSaurodactylus fasciatus Werner, 1931 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saurodactylus elmoudenii Joger, Vogler & Javanmardi, 2019 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saurodactylus splendidus Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger, 2019 | SphaerodactylidaeChordata | 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=Saurodactylus&species=brosseti 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:894CB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.