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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: |
Cryptactites Bauer et al., 1997 |
Species: | C. peringueyi
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Binomial name | |
Cryptactites peringueyi (
Boulenger, 1910)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko (Cryptactites peringueyi), also known commonly as the salt marsh gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
The specific name, peringueyi, is in honor of French entomologist Louis Péringuey. [3]
C. peringueyi is particularly tiny, not growing more than about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in total length (including tail), making it the smallest lizard in the region, along with the striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko of the Western Cape.[ citation needed] It has a red-brown body sometimes with thin, pale dark stripes.[ citation needed]
Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko is nocturnal and lives in matted marsh vegetation where it lays two minute eggs in summer.[ citation needed]
C. peringueyi is endemic to South Africa, being restricted to a few salt marshes in the Eastern Cape.[ citation needed]
C. peringueyi was believed to be extinct for a long time, but a tiny population was rediscovered in 1992 by the estuary of the Kromme river.[ citation needed]
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This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2016) |
Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: |
Cryptactites Bauer et al., 1997 |
Species: | C. peringueyi
|
Binomial name | |
Cryptactites peringueyi (
Boulenger, 1910)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko (Cryptactites peringueyi), also known commonly as the salt marsh gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
The specific name, peringueyi, is in honor of French entomologist Louis Péringuey. [3]
C. peringueyi is particularly tiny, not growing more than about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in total length (including tail), making it the smallest lizard in the region, along with the striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko of the Western Cape.[ citation needed] It has a red-brown body sometimes with thin, pale dark stripes.[ citation needed]
Peringuey's leaf-toed gecko is nocturnal and lives in matted marsh vegetation where it lays two minute eggs in summer.[ citation needed]
C. peringueyi is endemic to South Africa, being restricted to a few salt marshes in the Eastern Cape.[ citation needed]
C. peringueyi was believed to be extinct for a long time, but a tiny population was rediscovered in 1992 by the estuary of the Kromme river.[ citation needed]
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)