Mount Sinai gecko


The Mount Sinai gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Egypt.

Habitat

The natural habitats of H. mindiae are rocky areas, caves, rural gardens, and urban areas.

Conservation status

The Mount Sinai gecko is threatened by habitat loss.

Etymology

The specific epithet, mindiae, commemorates the late Mindy Baha El Din, an environmentalist and herpetologist from Egypt. She was the wife of Sherif Baha El Din, also a herpetologist, who described this lizard as a new species.