Bernard's dwarf gecko explained
Bernard's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bernardi), also commonly known as FitzSimons' dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Zimbabwe.
Etymology
The specific name, bernardi, is in honor of British archaeologist Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg.[1]
Geographic range
L. bernardi is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe. Lygodactylus bonsi from Malawi was originally described as a subspecies of L. bernardi.
Description
Dorsally, L. bernardi is olive with pale spots. Ventrally, it is bluish-white on the throat, yellow on the belly, and orange to orange-brown on the tail.
Adults are only 3- in snout-to-vent length (SVL).[2]
Reproduction
L. bernardi is an oviparous species.
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. . (Lygodactylus bernardi, p. 246 + Plate 90).
- FitzSimons V (1958). "On a small collection of reptiles and amphibians from the Inyanga District, S. Rhodesia". Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 3: 204–214. (Lygodactylus bernardi, new species).
- Pasteur G (1962). "Notes préliminaires sur les lygodactyles (gekkonidés). II. Diagnose de quelques Lygodactylus d'Afrique". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire 24: 606–614. (Lygodactylus bernardi bonsi, new subspecies). (in French).
Notes and References
- Book: Beolens . Bo . Watkins . Michael . Grayson . Michael . amp . The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles . 2011 . Johns Hopkins University Press . Baltimore . 978-1-4214-0135-5 . xiii + 296 pp. (Lygodactylus bernardi, p. 24).
- Book: William Roy Branch . Branch, Bill . 1998 . Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa . Cape Town . Struik Publishers . 246 . 9780883590423 .
