Latifi's dwarf gecko

Latifi's dwarf gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Microgecko
Species:	M. latifi
Binomial name
	Microgecko latifi; (Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972)
Synonyms
	Tropiocolotes latifi; Leviton & S.C. Anderson, 1972; Tropiocolotes (Microgecko) latifi; — Golubev, 1984; Microgecko latifi; — Kluge, 1993; Microgecko latifi; — Bauer et al., 2013;

Last updated October 05, 2025

Latifi's dwarf gecko (Microgecko latifi), also known commonly as the Zagros tiny gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Iran.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, latifi, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi (1929–2005).^[3]

Geographic range

M. latifi is found in the Zagros Mountains in Iran in the provinces of Fars, Kerman, and Markazi.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. latifi is shrubland near fresh water.^[1]

Reproduction

M. latifi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Soheila Shafiei Bafti; Steven Anderson; Mozafar Sharifi; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Microgecko latifi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164569A5908629. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164569A5908629.en .
1 2 3 4 Microgecko latifi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 151).

Bauer, Aaron M.; Masroor, Rafaqat; Titus-McQuillan, James; Heinicke, Matthew P.; Daza, Juan D.; Jackman, Todd R. (2013). "A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications". Zootaxa3599 (4): 301–324.
Leviton, Alan E.; Anderson, Steven C. (1972). "Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences (96): 1–7. (Tropiocolotes latifi, new species).
Rösler, Herbert (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota2: 28–153. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 118). (in German).
Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Didtributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Soheila Shafiei Bafti; Steven Anderson; Mozafar Sharifi; Theodore Papenfuss (2009). "Microgecko latifi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164569A5908629. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164569A5908629.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Microgecko latifi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropiocolotes latifi, p. 151).

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