Broadley's dwarf gecko explained

Broadley's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus broadleyi) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to East Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of African herpetologist Donald George Broadley.^[1]

Geographic range

L. broadleyi is found in Kenya and Tanzania.

Description

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length for L. broadleyi is 2.3cm (00.9inches).^[2]

Reproduction

L. broadleyi is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Pasteur G (1995). "Biodiversité et reptiles: diagnoses de sept nouvelles espèces fossiles et actuelles du genre de lezards Lygodactylus (Sauria, Gekkonidae)". Dumerilia 2:1-21. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, new species). (in French).
• Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 92). (in German).
• Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Lygodactylus broadleyi, p. 101).

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070929013959/http://www.zooinstitutes.com/Zoology/continents.asp?name=AFRICA

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. www.reptile-database.org.