title: Ptyodactylus
text: # Ptyodactylus
  
  Ptyodactylus is a genus of geckos, which are commonly known as fan-fingered geckos. The genus has 12 described species.
  
  ## Geographic range and habitat
  
  The genus Ptyodactylus is distributed across dry areas of Africa and the Middle East.
  
  ## Description
  
  The common name, fan-fingered geckos, is derived from the pattern of the straight toes which are splayed out like the pattern of a snowflake. The pads on the ventral surface of the toes are adhesive, and each toe has a retractable claw.
  
  ## Species & subspecies
  
  The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.
  
  * Ptyodactylus ananjevae Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  * Ptyodactylus dhofarensis Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  * Ptyodactylus guttatus Heyden, 1827 – Sinai fan-fingered gecko
  * Ptyodactylus hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798) – yellow fan-fingered gecko
     * Ptyodactylus hasselquistii hasselquistii (Donndorff, 1798)
     * Ptyodactylus hasselquistii krameri Y. Werner, 1995 – Kramer's yellow fan-fingered gecko
  * Ptyodactylus homolepis Blanford, 1876 – Pakistan fan-fingered gecko
  * Ptyodactylus orlovi Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova, 2013
  * Ptyodactylus oudrii Lataste, 1880 – Algerian fan-fingered gecko
  * Ptyodactylus puiseuxi Boutan, 1893 – Israeli fan-fingered gecko
  * Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898 – Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko
  * Ptyodactylus rivapadiali Trape, 2017 – Riva and Padial's fan-footed gecko
  * Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Simó-Riudalbas, Metallinou, de Pous, Els, Jayasinghe, Péntek-Zakar, Wilms, Al-Saadi & Carranza, 2017 – Ruus al Jibal fan-footed gecko
  * Ptyodactylus togoensis Tornier, 1901 – Togo fan-footed gecko
  