Goggia hewitti

Goggia hewitti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Goggia
Species:	G. hewitti
Binomial name
	Goggia hewitti; (Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995)
Synonyms
	Phyllodactylus hewitti; Branch, Bauer & Good, 1995; Goggia hewitti; — Bauer, Good & Branch, 1997;

Last updated March 03, 2024

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.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hewitti, is in honor of British-born South African herpetologist John Hewitt.^[3]

Description

G. hewitti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 28–35 mm (1.1–1.4 in). The tail, if original, is slightly longer than the SVL, but shorter if regenerated. The dorsum of the body is light brown with darker brown markings, and the venter is pale cream. Males have four preanal pores.^[4]

Reproduction

G. hewitti is oviparous.^[2] The eggs, which measure 9 mm × 5.5 mm (0.35 in × 0.22 in), are laid under rock flakes. Clutch size is two.^[4]

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References

↑ Branch WR (2017). "Goggia hewitti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T196914A110307792. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T196914A110307792.en. Downloaded on 04 June 2018.
1 2 3 Goggia hewitti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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. (Goggia hewitti, p. 123).
1 2 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. (Goggia hewitti, p. 241 + Plate 108).