Atlas day gecko explained

The Atlas day gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus) is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

Taxonomy

This species shares the common name of Atlas day gecko with another species, Quedenfeldtia moerens.

Biology

Q. trachyblepharus is diurnal, and is adapted to cold climates.^[1] Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Q. trachyblepharus is the dominant species in the alpine lizard assemblage above 2500m (8,200feet).^[1] It is an oviparous species.

Further reading

• Böttger [sic], Oskar (1873). "Reptilien von Marocco und von den canarischen Inseln ". Abhandlungen Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main 9: 121-191 + one unnumbered plate. (Gymnodactylus trachyblepharus, new species, pp. 138-140 + plate, figures 3a, 3b). (in German).
• Loveridge A (1947). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Gekkonidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 98: 1-469 + Plates 1-7. (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus, new combination, pp. 67-69).

Notes and References

1. Bouazza, Abdellah; Slimani, Tahar; El Mouden, El Hassan; Blouin-Demers, Gabriel; Lourdais, Olivier (2016). "Thermal constraints and the influence of reproduction on thermoregulation in a high‐altitude gecko (Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus)". Journal of Zoology 300 (1): 36-44.