Western dwarf gecko
Western dwarf gecko | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Infraorder: | Gekkota |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Subfamily: | Gekkoninae |
Genus: | Lygodactylus |
Species: | L. guibei |
Binomial name | |
Lygodactylus guibei G. Pasteur, 1965[1] | |
The Western dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus guibei, is a small species of gecko endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, guibei, is in honor of French herpetologist Jean Marius René Guibé.[2]
References
Further reading
Pasteur G. 1965. "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). IV. Diagnoses de quelques formes africaines et malgaches ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 36: 311-314. (Lygodactylus guibei, new species). (in French).
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