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 –. They reportedly survive the dry landscape by adopting a nocturnal and even semi-fossorial lifestyle.

Reproduction
H. taylori is oviparous.