Mann's dwarf gecko

Mann's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus manni) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.

Mann's dwarf gecko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. manni
Binomial name
Lygodactylus manni
Loveridge, 1928
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygodactylus manni
    Loveridge, 1928
  • Lygodactylus picturatus ukerewensis
    Loveridge, 1935
  • Lygodactylus manni
    — Kluge, 1993

Etymology

The specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.[3]

Geographic range

L. manni is found in southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. manni is savanna, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. manni is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Spawls, S.; Beraduccii, J.; Malonza, P. (2014). "Lygodactylus manni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T44648430A45124732. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44648430A45124732.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Lygodactylus manni 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 manni, p. 167).

Further reading
  • Loveridge A (1928). "Description of a new species of gecko from Tanganyika territory, Africa". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72 (24): 1-2 + Plate I). (Lygodactylus manni, new species).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Gekkotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 93). (in German).
  • Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus manni, p. 110).


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