title: Taylor's fat-tailed gecko
text: # Taylor's fat-tailed gecko
  
  Taylor's fat-tailed gecko (Hemitheconyx taylori), also known commonly as Taylor's fat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to northeastern Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, taylori, is in honor of British army officer Captain R. H. R. Taylor.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  H. taylori is found in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of H. taylori is desert, at altitudes of 2,100–4,100 ft (640–1,250 m). They reportedly survive the dry landscape by adopting a nocturnal and even semi-fossorial lifestyle.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  H. taylori is oviparous.
  
  