Tarentola annularis (Geoffroy-St-Hilaire, 1827).

Length up to 140 mm. A very sturdy gecko with regular rows of medium-sized tubercles on the back; the head is large and broad; the toe pads are not divided. It is brownish-grey in color with four contrasting black-ringed white spots in the shoulder region. The Egyptian Gecko inhabits rocky wadis, ruins, and old buildings. It is nocturnal in habit and feeds on insects and small lizards; this aggressive animal is known to have cannibalistic tendencies. Two eggs are laid per clutch and the incubation lasts for 120 days; they are often found in small colonies. The Egyptian range of this species covers the Western and Eastern Deserts and the Nile Valley, but not Sinai. The global range extends to Africa south of the Sahara. It is common and widespread.