Goggia gemmula

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Goggia gemmula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Goggia
Species:
G. gemmula
Binomial name
Goggia gemmula
(Bauer  [ fr ], Branch & Good, 1996)
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Synonyms

Phyllodactylus gemmulus

Goggia gemmula, also known as the Richtersveld dwarf leaf-toed gecko or the Richtersveld pygmy gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in South Africa and Namibia. [2]

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Goggia lineata, also known as the striped dwarf leaf-toed gecko or striped pygmy gecko, is a minute and delicate species of dwarf leaf-toed gecko that is indigenous to the western part of the Cape of South Africa. With a length of about 4 cm (1.6 in), this tiny nocturnal gecko is, along with Cryptactites peringueyi, the smallest lizard in southern Africa.

<i>Pachydactylus rangei</i> Species of lizard

Pachydactylus rangei, the Namib sand gecko or Namib web-footed gecko, is a species of small lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It inhabits the arid areas of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa, and was first described in 1908 by Swedish zoologist Lars Gabriel Andersson, who named it after its finder, German geologist Dr. Paul Range.

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<i>Goggia essexi</i> Species of lizard

Goggia essexi, also known as Essex's dwarf leaf-toed gecko or Essex's pygmy gecko is a species of gecko. It is endemic to South Africa.

Goggia hewitti, known commonly as Hewitt's dwarf leaf-toed gecko, Hewitt's leaf-toed gecko, or Hewitt's pygmy gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.

<i>Goggia hexapora</i> Species of lizard

Goggia hexapora, also known as the Cedarberg dwarf leaf-toed gecko or Cedarberg pygmy gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in South Africa.

Goggia incognita is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Goggia matzikamaensis is a species of gecko. It is found in South Africa.

The Richtersveld gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.

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References

  1. Bates, M.F.; Branch, W.R. (2018). "Goggia gemmula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T169699A115655230. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T169699A115655230.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Goggia gemmula at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database