Malagasy dwarf gecko

The Malagasy dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus klemmeri), also known commonly as Klemmer's dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae.

Malagasy dwarf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. klemmeri
Binomial name
Lygodactylus klemmeri
Synonyms
  • Lygodactylus praecox
    G. Pasteur, 1995

Geographic range

L. klemmeri is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. klemmeri is forest.[1]

Behavior

L. klemmeri is arboreal.[2]

Reproduction

L. klemmeri is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Raxworthy, C.J.; Vences, M. (2011). "Lygodactylus klemmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T178265A7510166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T178265A7510166.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Lygodactylus klemmeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus klemmeri, p. 143).

Further reading
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449037.
  • Pasteur G (1965). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311–314. (Lygodactylus klemmeri, new species). (in French).
  • Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lézards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) ". Dumerilia 2: 1-21. (Lygodactylus praecox, new species). (in French).


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