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CUP R 084; Frynta et al. 2000. 253: MCSN 1978; Scortecci 1937a. Wadi al Hayaa : 274: CUP R 
085, 138; Frynta et al. 2000. Sabha : 287: CUP R 015, 017-19, 056, 082-83, 086-87, 100, 115- 
119, 124; Frynta et al. 2000. Murzuo : 298: MCSN 2010. 304: ZCT 2006.54; Ibrahim 2008a. 
CYRENAICA: Darnah : 470: ZSM 118/1983/1-2. 475: CAS 12717. Al Wahat : 529: NMBA- 
REPT 15296. 543: Arnold 1980b; Sindaco and Jeremcenko 2008. 544: BMNH 1965.1176-80. 564: 
BMNH 1932.3.6.4; Vinciguerra 1931; Zavattari 1934, 1937; Loveridge 1947. Kufrah : 566: 
Scortecci 1935b; Zavattari 1937; Loveridge 1947. 
Comments:. — The nomen Stenodactylus guttatus Cuvier, 1829 has generally been placed in 
the synonymy of S. sthenodactylus, but Metallinou and Crochet (2013) discovered that the type 
series is compound, with one syntype referable to S. petrii and the other to Ptyodactylus hasselquis- 
tii (Dondorff, 1798). To maintain the prevailing use of S. petrii, they selected as a lectotype the lat¬ 
ter specimen. Metallinou et al. (2012) demonstrated that S. petrii was paraphyletic with respect to 
S. stenurus, with the latter more closely allied to western populations of S. petrii (represented by 
material from Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in their sampling) than 
to true S. petrii from Egypt and Israel. In the absence of sampling in critical intervening areas, most 
notably Libya, they left open the question of whether S. stenurus should be considered conspecif- 
ic with S. petrii, a broad ranging species across most of North Africa, or a restricted form distinct 
from both clades of S. petrii. Additional sampling in Egypt and Libya is critical to properly delim¬ 
iting the two species. 
IUCN Threat Status.— Not evaluated, but anticipated to be Least Concern. 
Stenodactylus stenurus Werner, 1899:16, fig. c 
1899 Stenodactylus stenurus Wemer, Allerlei aus dem Kriechtierleben im Kafig II. Der Zoologische 
Garten, 40:12-24. 
Syntypes.— BMNH 1946.8.23.56 (formerly 99.2.1.10), BMNH 94.7.25.1, NHMW 17281:1-2, plus 9 
other syntypes not identified by Metallinou and Crochet (2013), “Ostalgerien (Merai'er, Tuggurth)” [El 
Meghaier and Touggourt, Algeria], “Tunis” [Tunisia] and “Tripolis” [Tripoli, Libya]. As noted by Metallinou 
and Crochet (2013) and Crochet and Metallinou (2013), the lectotype designation by Kratochvil et al. (2001) 
is invalid. 
Stenodactylus petrii [part], Le Berre 1989:164. 
Stenodactylus petrii [part], Schleich, Kastle, 
and Kabisch 1996:259. 
Stenodactylus stenurus, Sindaco and Jerem¬ 
cenko 2008:130. 
Stenodactylus petrii [part], Trape, Trape, and 
Chirio 2012:254. 
Distribution.— Northeast Algeria 
through central and southern Tunisia to north¬ 
western Libya. 
Libyan Records (Map 16): TRIPOLITA- 
NIA: Tripoli : 45: BMNH 1946.8.23.56; Wem¬ 
er 1899. Nalut : 100: CUP R 054; Frynta et al. 
2000. 
Comments.— After many years in the 
synonymy of S. petrii, Kratochvil et al. (2001) 
resurrected S. stenurus on morphological 
grounds. Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008) Map 16. Distribution of Stenodactylus stenurus in Libya. 
