Ptyodactylus orlovi, Orlov's Fan-footed Gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the eastern Arabian Peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Orlov.

Geographic distribution

Ptyodactylus orlovi is found in Oman and the adjacent United Arab Emirates.

Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Ptyodactylus orlovi is rocky areas of desert, at altitudes from sea level to .

Description Ptyodactylus orlovi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail slightly shorter than SVL.

Behavior Ptyodactylus orlovi is diurnal, terrestrial, and rupicolous.

Reproduction Ptyodactylus orlovi is oviparous. In summer, an adult female may lay a clutch of two eggs in a communal nesting site.

References

Further reading

480 pp. Nazarov R, Melnikov D, Melnikova E (2013). "Three New Species of Ptyodactylus (Reptila; Squamata; Phyllodactylidae) from the Middle East". Russian Journal of Herpetology 20 (2): 147–162. (Ptyodactylus orlovi, new species). (in German).