Elegant gecko / Stenodactylus sthenodactylus / البرصعة الانيقة

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It lives in dry desert areas and is active at night. It is a skilled hunter and climber, medium-sized, with a length of 5.5 cm. Females are often larger than males. It has a large head and jewel-like wide eyes, a relatively short tail, and non-adhesive fingers.

This type of gecko cannot stick to walls, so it is classified as a very fast ground species. It prefers to dig burrows in the ground to hide from predators like snakes, especially the saw-scaled viper. It feeds on insects, worms, and cockroaches