Taylor's fat-tailed gecko
# 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 2,100–4,100 ft (640–1,250 m). They reportedly survive the dry landscape by adopting a nocturnal and even semi-fossorial lifestyle.

## Reproduction

H. taylori is oviparous.

