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title: "Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko"
description: "Ptyodactylus hasselquistii — Répteis. Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-fan-fingered-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko

> Ptyodactylus hasselquistii — Répteis. Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae.

- Scientific name: *Ptyodactylus hasselquistii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1083
- Wikidata: [Q2713717](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2713717)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33879](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33879)

## Names

- en: Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko
- de: Fächerfingergecko

## Countries with the most observations

EG (398), SA (250), IL (46), JO (18), SD (12)

## Summary

Ptyodactylus hasselquistii, commonly known as the fan-footed gecko, Hasselquist's fan-footed gecko, and the yellow fan-fingered gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to northern Africa and western Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptyodactylus_hasselquistii

## Photo

![Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-fan-fingered-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239361420

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-fan-fingered-gecko?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).