White-headed dwarf gecko

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White-headed dwarf gecko
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species:
L. picturatus
Binomial name
Lygodactylus picturatus
(Peters, 1871) [2]
Synonyms

Hemidactylus picturatusPeters, 1871

The white-headed dwarf gecko or painted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus) is a species of Lygodactylus gecko widely distributed in Africa. [3]

One subspecies is recognized, in addition to the nominate one: Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge, 1935, the Sudani dwarf gecko. The species Lygodactylus luteopicturatus was synonymized with L. picturatus in 2004. [3]

White-headed dwarf gecko in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The tail has been lost due to a self-defense mechanism known as autotomy. White-headed dwarf gecko.jpg
White-headed dwarf gecko in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The tail has been lost due to a self-defense mechanism known as autotomy.

References

  1. Safari, I.; Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P.K. (2021). "Lygodactylus picturatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T178236A42470590. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178236A42470590.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Lygodactylus picturatus (W. Peters, 1871)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 1 2 Lygodactylus picturatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 9 June 2015.