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Methuen's dwarf gecko

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Species of lizard

Methuen's dwarf gecko
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Lygodactylus
Species: L. methueni
Binomial name
Lygodactylus methueni
V. Fitzsimons, 1937

Methuen's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus methueni), also known commonly as the Woodbrush dwarf gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, methueni, is in honor of British naturalist Paul Ayshford Methuen.

Geographic range

L. methueni is endemic to South Africa and is found near Haenertsburg in the Woodbush Forest area and Haenertsburg Common.

Description

L. methueni is olive-grey.

Behaviour

L. methueni basks on the boles of large trees or on rocky outcrops.

Reproduction

L. methueni is oviparous.

Conservation status

Forestry plantations and frequent fires pose a threat to the habitat of L. methueni and have resulted in a reduction in the population.

References

  1. Tolley, K.A.; Weeber, J.; Pietersen, D.; Conradie, W.; Alexander, G.J. (2022). "Lygodactylus methueni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T12439A197400102. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygodactylus methueni, p. 177).
  3. ^ ""METHUEN'S DWARF GECKO". Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands (FroHG)". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. Species Lygodactylus EMBL at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Lygodactylus methueni, pp. 247–248 + Plate 91).
  • FitzSimons V (1937). "Three New Lizards from South Africa". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 17 (4): 275–279. (Lygodactylus methueni, new species, pp. 275–276, Figures 1–2).
Taxon identifiers
Lygodactylus methueni


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