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Lygodactylus Capensis Subsp Capensis, Pretoria, A
''Lygodactylus'' is a genus of diurnal geckos with 72 species. They are commonly referred to as dwarf geckos. They are mainly found in Africa and Madagascar although two species are found in South America. ''Lygodactylus picturatus'', the best known species, is found in Kenya and commonly known as the white-headed dwarf gecko. Recently, illegal importation from Tanzania of brightly colored (and critically-endangered), ''Lygodactylus williamsi,'' known as electric blue geckos, has been gaining attention for ''Lygodactylus'' geckos in the reptile trade. Since all trade in wild-caught ''Lygodactylus williamsi'' is illegal, shipments of these geckos are often intentionally mislabelled as ''Lygodactylus spp.'' or as ''Lygodactylus capensis''. As some customs officials have difficulty identifying members of this genus, ''Lygodactylus spp.'' identification guidehas been published online by CITES. Species Species in alphabetical order by specific name: *'' Lygodactylus angolensis'' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Luteopicturatus
The yellow-headed dwarf gecko or dwarf yellow-headed gecko (''Lygodactylus luteopicturatus'') is a small species of dwarf gecko found in the rocky areas of southern Kenya, Somalia (maybe as an introduced species), eastern Tanzania, and Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ....''Lygodactylus luteopicturatus'' The Reptile Database It can grow up to , but on average attains a length of with a snout-vent (body) length of . The tail length can be equal to the length of the body from snout to the anus (SVL or Snout-Vent Length). The yellow-headed dwarf gecko has a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Angularis
The angulated dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus angularis'') is a species of gecko native to southern Zaire and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The Zairean subspecies is ''Lygodactylus angularis grzimek'', and the Tanzanian subspecies is ''Lygodactylus angularis heeneni''. References https://web.archive.org/web/20070929013959/http://www.zooinstitutes.com/Zoology/continents.asp?name=AFRICA Lygodactylus Reptiles described in 1893 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Lygodactylus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hewitt (herpetologist)
John Hewitt (23 December 1880 – 4 August 1961) was a South African zoologist and archaeologist of British origin. He was born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, and died in Grahamstown, South Africa. He was the author of several herpetological papers which described new species. He also described new species of spiders and other arachnids. Biography He graduated with a first-class in natural sciences from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1903. From 1905 to 1908 he was Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching, Sarawak. In 1909 he went to South Africa to work as an assistant curator at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria. In 1910 he was appointed Director of the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, eventually retiring in 1958.Deacon HJ, Deacon J (1999)''Human Beginnings in South Africa: Uncovering the Secrets of the Stone Age.''Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. viii + 215 pp. His daughter, Florence Ellen Hewitt (1910–1979), was a teacher and phycologist. He was a founder mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Bradfieldi
Bradfield's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus bradfieldi'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. Geographic range ''L. bradfieldi'' is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''bradfieldi'', is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygodactylus bradfieldi'', p. 36). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''L. bradfieldi'' are desert and savanna.Branch (2004). Description ''L. bradfieldi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length of . Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. Reproduction ''L. bradfieldi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Bonsi
Bons's dwarf day gecko or Bons' dwarf day gecko (''Lygodactylus bonsi'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Malawi. Etymology The specific name, ''bonsi'', is in honor of French herpetologisJacques Bons(born 1933). Taxonomy ''L. bonsi'' was originally described as a subspecies of Bernard's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus bernardi)'', but has since year 2000 considered a full species. Geographic range ''L. bonsi'' is found in the Mulanje Massif in southern Malawi. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. bonsi'' is rocky areas in grassland, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''L. bonsi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Pasteur G (1962). "''Notes préliminaires sur les lygodacty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Blanci
Blanc's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus blanci'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to central Madagascar. They are the least known species of dwarf geckos in Madagascar. Blanc's dwarf geckos are one out of eleven gecko species that are protected in Madagascar. Hence, collecting them is only allowed with an appropriate permit. Etymology Both the specific name, ''blanci'', and the common name, Blanc's dwarf gecko, are in honor of French herpetologist Charles Pierre Blanc (born 1933).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygodactylus blanci'', p. 26). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. blanci'' is large rocks. Blanc's dwarf geckos also use buildings and tall trees near freshwater wetlands as their habitat. This species has been observed to be adapted to human environments. Description A large species for its genus, ''L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Blancae
''Lygodactylus blancae'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Etymology The specific name, ''blancae'', is in honor of French geneticist Françoise Blanc.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygodactylus blancae'', p. 26). Habitat The natural habitat of ''L. blancae'' is unknown. It has been found in villages at altitudes of . Reproduction ''L. blancae'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Glaw F, Vences M (2006). ''A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition''. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. . * Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens, which he then described in ''Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique... in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt'' (1852–1882). The work was comprehensive in its coverage, dealing with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. He replaced Martin Lichtenstein as curator of the museum in 1858, and in the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In a few years, he g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Bivittis
The tiny scaled gecko (''Lygodactylus bivittis'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Taxonomy ''L. bivittis'' was formerly placed in a monotypic genus ''Microscalabotes''. However, molecular data suggested that ''Microscalabotes'' is nested within ''Lygodactylus'', and the genus was synonymized. Habitat and behavior ''L. bivittis'' occurs in low and mid-elevation humid forests at elevations of above sea level. It is diurnal and lives in trees. It does not occur in heavily degraded areas and is threatened by the loss and degradation of humid forests in eastern Madagascar. Reproduction ''L. bivittis'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Glaw F, Vences M (2006). ''A F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Bernardi
Bernard's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus bernardi''), also commonly known as FitzSimons' dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe. Etymology The specific name, ''bernardi'', is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.(''Lygodactylus bernardi'', p. 24). Geographic range ''L. bernardi'' is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe. '' Lygodactylus bonsi'' from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of ''L. bernardi''. Description Dorsally, ''L. bernardi'' is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail. Adults are only in snout-to-vent length (SVL). Reproduction ''L. bernardi'' is an oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygodactylus Baptistai
''Lygodactylus baptistai'' is a species of gecko endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References Lygodactylus Reptiles described in 2020 Endemic fauna of Angola {{Lygodactylus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
