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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. bradfieldi
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Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Hewitt, 1932
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Bradfield's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bradfieldi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
L. bradfieldi is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa. [2]
The specific name, bradfieldi, is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of L. bradfieldi are desert and savanna. [4]
L. bradfieldi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3 cm (1.2 in). Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. [4]
L. bradfieldi is oviparous. [1]
Bradfield'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. bradfieldi
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Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Hewitt, 1932
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Bradfield's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bradfieldi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
L. bradfieldi is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa. [2]
The specific name, bradfieldi, is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of L. bradfieldi are desert and savanna. [4]
L. bradfieldi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3 cm (1.2 in). Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. [4]
L. bradfieldi is oviparous. [1]