Broadley's dwarf gecko
Broadley's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus broadleyi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.
| Broadley's dwarf gecko | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gekkonidae |
| Genus: | Lygodactylus |
| Species: | L. broadleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus broadleyi G. Pasteur, 1995 | |
Etymology
The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for L. broadleyi is 2.3 cm (0.91 in).[2]
References
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 39).
- Species Lygodactylus broadleyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lezards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2:1-21. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, new species). (in French).
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 92). (in German).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 101).
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