Slevin's sand gecko, Slevin's short-fingered gecko
Stenodactylus slevini, also known commonly as Slevin's sand gecko or Slevin's short-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to Western Asia.
The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.
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starts withA medium-sized species for its genus, S. slevini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).
S. slevini is found in Bahrain, southern Iraq, southern Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, northwestern Saudi Arabia, western United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
The preferred natural habitat of S. slevini is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
S. slevini is oviparous.