Microgecko helenae

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Microgecko helenae

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Microgecko
Species:
M. helenae
Binomial name
Microgecko helenae
Nikolsky, 1907
Synonyms[2]
  • Microgecko helenae
    Nikolsky, 1907
  • Tropiocolotes helenae
    Mertens, 1956
  • Microgecko helenae
    S. Anderson, 1961
  • Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) helenae
    Rösler, 2000
  • Microgecko helenae
    Bauer et al., 2013

Microgecko helenae, also known commonly as the banded dwarf gecko, Helen's banded dwarf gecko, Helen's tiny gecko, the Khuristan dwarf gecko, and the Khuzestan dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, helenae, is in honor of Helena Nikolsky.[3]

Geographic range

M. helenae is found in western Iran.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. helenae are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]

Description

Adults of M. helenae have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15.0–26.2 mm (0.59–1.03 in).[2]

Reproduction

M. helenae is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the

nominotypical subspecies.[2]

trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Microgecko
.

References

Further reading

  • "Nikolski AM" (1907) ("1905"). "Reptiles et Amphibies, recueillis par Mr. N. A. Zaroudny en Perse en 1903–1904 ". Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg 10 (3-4): 260-301 + Plate I. (Microgecko helenae, new species, pp. 265–268). (article in Latin and Russian, article title in French in table of contents of journal).
  • Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes helenae, p. 117). (in German).
  • Schmidtler JJ, Schmidtler JF (1972). "Zwerggeckos aus dem Zagros-Gebirge (Iran)". Salamandra 8 (2): 59–66. (Tropiocolotes helenae fasciatus, new subspecies, p. 62). (in German).
  • . (Microgecko helenae).