Ptyodactylus puiseuxi - The Levante fan-fingered gecko is native to the Middle East. It grows to an average length of 6.5 centimeters and features a tail of about 5 centimeters. The coloration is light brown with white spotting on the upper body and white stripes along the tail. The fan-fingered gecko is active during the cooler nights. It has been observed feeding on the extremely venomous scorpion known as the deathstalker, Leiurus quinquestriatus, without suffering from the toxin.
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The area of the present state of Israel had consisted of two independent states: the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah. Geographically, it had been incorporated into some of the most renown empires of the world; Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Macedonian, Seleucidian, Roman, Byzantium, Egyptian, and the Ottoman Empire. Great Britain was granted a mandate over the area following World War I. In May of 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed.
