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White-headed dwarf gecko

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(Redirected from Lygodactylus picturatus) Species of lizard

White-headed dwarf gecko
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: L. picturatus
Binomial name
Lygodactylus picturatus
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms

Hemidactylus picturatus Peters, 1871

The white-headed dwarf gecko or painted dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus picturatus) is a species of Lygodactylus gecko widely distributed in Africa.

One subspecies is recognized, in addition to the nominate one: Lygodactylus picturatus sudanensis Loveridge, 1935, the Sudani dwarf gecko. The species Lygodactylus luteopicturatus was synonymized with L. picturatus in 2004.

White-headed dwarf gecko in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The tail has been lost due to a self-defense mechanism known as autotomy.

References

  1. Safari, I.; Spawls, S.; Branch, W.R.; Malonza, P.K. (2021). "Lygodactylus picturatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178236A42470590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178236A42470590.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Lygodactylus picturatus (W. Peters, 1871)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Lygodactylus picturatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 June 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Lygodactylus picturatus


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