Lygodactylus geckos
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Lygodactylus is a genus of diurnal geckos with approximately 60 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.[3] 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.[4] As some customs officials have difficulty identifying members of this genus,[4] a Lygodactylus spp. identification guide has been published online by CITES.[5]
Lygodactylus
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus
Scientific classification :
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Sauria
Infraorder:Gekkota
Family:Gekkonidae
Subfamily:Gekkoninae
Genus:Lygodactylus
Gray, 1864[1][2]
Species :
c. 60 sp., see text
Species :
Species in alphabetical order by specific name:[2]
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Lygodactylus angolensis Bocage, 1896 – Angola dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus angularis Günther, 1893 – angulated dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus arnoulti G. Pasteur, 1965 – Pasteur's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus bernardi V. FitzSimons, 1958 – Bernard's dwarf gecko, Arnoult’s dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus bivittis (W. Peters, 1883)
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Lygodactylus blancae G. Pasteur, 1995 ‡
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Lygodactylus blanci G. Pasteur, 1967 ‡ – Blanc's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt, 1932 – Bradfield's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus broadleyi G. Pasteur, 1995 – Broadley's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus capensis (A. Smith, 1849) – Cape dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus chobiensis V. FitzSimons, 1932 – Okavango dwarf gecko, Chobe dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus fischeri Boulenger, 1890 – Fischer's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus grandisonae G. Pasteur, 1962 – Kenya dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus graniticolus Jacobsen, 1992 – granite dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus gravis G. Pasteur, 1965 – Usambara dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus grotei Sternfeld, 1991 – red-tailed dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus guibei G. Pasteur, 1965 – western dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) – Uganda dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus heterurus Boettger, 1913 – Boettger's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus howelli G. Pasteur & Broadley, 1988
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Lygodactylus inexpectatus G. Pasteur, 1965 – Dar es Salaam dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus insularis Boettger, 1913 – insular dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus intermedius G. Pasteur, 1995
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Lygodactylus keniensis Parker, 1936 – Parker's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus kimhowelli G. Pasteur, 1995
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Lygodactylus klemmeri G. Pasteur, 1965 – Malagasy dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus klugei H.M. Smith, R.L. Martin & Swain, 1977 – Kluge's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus lawrencei Hewitt, 1926 – Lawrence's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus luteopicturatus G. Pasteur, 1964 – dwarf yellow-headed gecko, yellow-headed dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus madagascariensis (Boettger, 1881) – Madagascar dwarf gecko
Lygodactylus picturatus in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The tail has been lost due to a self-defense mechanism known as autotomy.
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Lygodactylus manni Loveridge, 1928 – Mann's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus methueni V. FitzSimons, 1937 – Methuen's dwarf gecko, Woodbrush dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus miops Günther, 1891 – Günther's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus mirabilis (G. Pasteur, 1962)
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Lygodactylus mombasicus Loveridge, 1935
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Lygodactylus montanus G. Pasteur, 1965 – Mount Ivohibe (dwarf) gecko
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Lygodactylus nigropunctatus Jacobsen, 1992 – black-spotted dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus ocellatus Roux, 1907 – ocellated dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus ornatus G. Pasteur, 1965 – ornate dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus pauliani G. Pasteur & C. Blanc, 1991
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Lygodactylus picturatus (W. Peters, 1871) – white-headed dwarf gecko, painted dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus pictus (W. Peters, 1883) – robust dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus rarus G. Pasteur & C. Blanc, 1973 – thin dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus regulus Portik, Travers, Bauer & Branch, 2013
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Lygodactylus rex Broadley, 1963 – king dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus scheffleri Sternfeld, 1912 – Scheffler's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus scorteccii G. Pasteur, 1959 – Scortecci's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus somalicus Loveridge, 1935 – Somali dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus stevensoni Hewitt, 1926 – Stevenson's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus thomensis (W. Peters, 1881) – Annobon dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus tolampyae (Grandidier, 1872) – Grandidier's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus tuberosus Mertens, 1965
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Lygodactylus verticillatus Mocquard, 1895 – Mocquard's dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus waterbergensis Jacobsen, 1992 – Waterberg dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus wetzeli H.M. Smith, R.L. Martin & Swain, 1977 – South American dwarf gecko
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Lygodactylus williamsi Loveridge, 1952 – Williams' dwarf gecko
‡ L. blancae (feminine, genitive, singular) is named for (Ms) Françoise Blanc, a French geneticist; but L. blanci (masculine, genitive, singular) is named for (Mr.) Charles Pierre Blanc, a French herpetologist.[6]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was original described in a genus other than Lygodactylus.
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Videos :
Lygodactylus species
Lygodactylus williamsi eating a cricket
BEST DWARF GECKO CAGE 2013! (LYGODACTYLUS WILLIAMSI SET UP)
Geckos : Introduction - As a Pet
Geckos Species :
- Leopard geckos 1 2 3 4
- Crested gecko 1 2 3 4 5
- African Fat Tailed Geckos 1 2 3
- Day Gecko : - Giant Day Gecko: 1 2
- Other Day Geckos Geckos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DWARF GECKOS GROUPE :
- Lygodectylus geckos Introduction - Species :
- Lygodectylus - Yellow Headed
- Gonatodes geckos - species :
- Other species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Sphaerodactylus geckos - Species : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Tropiocolotes geckos - Species : 1 2
ASIA GECKO Groupe : 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 6 .. 7 .. 8
Leaf Tailed Geckos : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
Goniurosaurus geckos : 1 , 2 . 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
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Geckos : Introduction - As a Pet
Geckos Species :
- Leopard geckos 1 2 3 4
- Crested gecko 1 2 3 4 5
- African Fat Tailed Geckos 1 2 3
- Day Gecko : - Giant Day Gecko: 1 2
- Other Day Geckos Geckos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
DWARF GECKOS GROUPE :
- Lygodectylus geckos Introduction - Species :
- Lygodectylus - Yellow Headed
- Gonatodes geckos - species :
- Other species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Sphaerodactylus geckos - Species : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Tropiocolotes geckos - Species : 1 2
ASIA GECKO Groupe : 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 6 .. 7 .. 8
Leaf Tailed Geckos : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5