Keeled Rock Gecko

Description:

"a small, nocturnal ground gecko, with exceptionally long, angular toes and two pairs of enlarged scales under the chin. It is sandy in colour and whiter underneath, marked with regular brown spots on the body, and brown bands on the tail. The head is flattened downwards, and the eyes are large, lacking eyelids, with vertical pupils that can be contracted during the day to prevent light from damaging the retina. The tail is longer than the head and body and is relatively flat and tapered, with rows of prominent keeled scales. The rough-tailed bowfoot gecko also has a series of ridged, wart-like bumps, called tubercles, which are arranged regularly along the length of the back, and are separated by small scales, while the underside has around twenty large scales across the middle of the belly" ~Arkive

Habitat:

spotted inside my house

Notes:

aka Rough-tailed Gecko and Rough-tailed bowfoot gecko; likely not to be native fauna to Egypt - may have been introduced by humans through Red Sea ports, historically popular in trade A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt - Sherif Baha El DIn