Lygodactylus grotei
| Lygodactylus grotei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. grotei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus grotei Sternfeld, 1911
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Lygodactylus grotei, also known commonly as Grote's dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, grotei, is in honor of German ornithologist Hermann Grote, who collected the holotype of the species.[1]
The subspecific name, pakenhami, is in honor of R. H. W. Pakenham, who collected the holotype of the subspecies.[2]
Geographic range
L. grotei is found in Tanzania and northern Mozambique.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the
nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Lygodactylus grotei grotei Sternfeld, 1911
- Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami Loveridge, 1941
References
- ^ a b c d Lygodactylus grotei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Loveridge (1941).
Further reading
- Loveridge A (1941). "New Geckos (Phelsuma & Lygodactylus), Snake (Leptotyphlops), and Frog (Phrynobatrachus) from Pemba Island, East Africa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 175–178. (Lygodactylus grotei pakenhami, new subspecies, pp. 176–177).
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus grotei, p. 105).
- Sternfeld R (1911). "Zur Reptilian-Fauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Fruende zu Berlin 1911: 244–251. (Lygodactylus grotei, new species, p. 245). (in German).