Lygodactylus montiscaeruli

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Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. montiscaeruli
Binomial name
Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
Jacobsen, 1992
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygodactylus nigropunctatus montiscaeruli
    Jacobsen, 1992
  • Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
    Travers, Jackman & Bauer, 2014

The Makgabeng dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus montiscaeruli) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. [2]

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Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. montiscaeruli are rocky areas and savanna. [1]

Description

L. montiscaeruli has 7 to 8 precloacal pores. [3]

Reproduction

L. montiscaeruli is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bates MF, Branch WR (2018). "Lygodactylus montiscaeruli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T196922A115662265. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T196922A115662265.en. Downloaded on 21 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Lygodactylus montiscaeruli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN   0-88359-042-5. (Lygodactylus nigropunctatus montiscaeruli, p. 248 + Plate 109).

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