Bernard's dwarf gecko | |
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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. bernardi
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Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus bernardi
V. FitzSimons, 1958
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Bernard's dwarf gecko [1] (Lygodactylus bernardi), also commonly known as FitzSimons' dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe. [2]
The specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg. [1]
L. bernardi is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe. [2] Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L. bernardi. [3]
Dorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail. [4]
Adults are only 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL). [4]
L. bernardi is an oviparous species. [2]
Bernard's dwarf gecko | |
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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. bernardi
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Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus bernardi
V. FitzSimons, 1958
|
Bernard's dwarf gecko [1] (Lygodactylus bernardi), also commonly known as FitzSimons' dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe. [2]
The specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg. [1]
L. bernardi is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe. [2] Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L. bernardi. [3]
Dorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail. [4]
Adults are only 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL). [4]
L. bernardi is an oviparous species. [2]