Matschie's dwarf gecko
| Matschie's dwarf gecko | |
|---|---|
| |
| Captive Lygodactylus conradti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Subphylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Infraorder: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | L. conradti
|
| Binomial name | |
| Lygodactylus conradti Matschie, 1892
| |
Matschie's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus conradti ) is a species of gecko native to eastern Tanzania, eastern Kenya, and western Cameroon. There are currently no listed subspecies.
Etymology
The specific name, conradti, is in honor of Leopold Conradt, collector of the holotype.[1]
References
- ^ 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 conradti, p. 57).
External links
Further reading
- Matschie P. 1892. "Über eine kleine Sammlung von Säugethieren und Reptilien, welche Herr L. Conradt aus Usambara (Deutsch-Ostafrika) heimgebracht hat ". Sitsungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1892: 101-110. (Lygodactylus conradti, new species, p. 109). (in German).
.png){kind=small} | This article about a gecko is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |