Lygodactylus gutturalis

Lygodactylus gutturalis, also known as the Uganda dwarf gecko or chevron-throated dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa from near the Equator northward. Subspecies Lygodactylus gutturalis dysmicus is endemic to Cameroon, and subspecies Lygodactylus gutturalis paurospilus to Tanzania.[2]

Lygodactylus gutturalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. gutturalis
Binomial name
Lygodactylus gutturalis
(Bocage, 1873)
Subspecies
  • L. g. dysmicus Perret, 1963
  • L. g. gutturalis (Bocage, 1873)
  • L. g. paurospilus Laurent, 1952
Synonyms
  • Hemidactylus gutturalis
  • Lygodactylus picturatus gutturalis
  • Lygodactylus dysmicus
  • Lygodactylus angularis paurospilus

References
  1. "Lygodactylus gutturalis status | Red List IUCN". iucnredlist.
  2. Lygodactylus gutturalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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