Broadley's dwarf gecko

Broadley's dwarf gecko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Gekkonidae
Subfamily: Gekkoninae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: L. broadleyi
Binomial name
Lygodactylus broadleyi
G. Pasteur, 1995

Broadley's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus broadleyi ) is a species of gecko native to Tanzania.

Etymology

The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of herpetologist Donald G. Broadley.[1]

References

  1. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 39).

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