Bradfield's dwarf gecko explained
Bradfield's dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus bradfieldi) is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
Geographic range
L. bradfieldi is native to southern Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, bradfieldi, is in honor of R.D. Bradfield (1882–1949), who was a South African farmer and naturalist.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. bradfieldi are desert and savanna.[3]
Description
L. bradfieldi may attain a snout-to-vent length of 3cm (01inches). Dorsally, it is grayish brown, with white and black stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.[3]
Reproduction
L. bradfieldi is oviparous.[4]
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 bradfieldi, p. 246 + Plate 91).
- Broadley DG (1991). "Geographical Distribution: Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt 1932". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39 (1): 19.
- Hewitt J (1932). "Some New Species and Subspecies of South African Batrachians and Lizards". Annals of the Natal Museum 7 (1): 105-128 + Plate VI. (Lygodactylus bradfieldi, new species, pp. 126–128 + Plate VI, figure 10).
- Jacobsen NHG (2011). "The distribution of Lygodactylus bradfieldi Hewitt 1932 in Limpopo Province, South Africa". African Herp News, Newsletter of the Herpetological Association of Africa (53): 21–27.
- Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Lygodactylus bradfieldi, p. 92). (in German).
Notes and References
- Web site: Bradfield's dwarf gecko/Lygodactylus bradfieldi . Zoo Institutes. 5 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718160227/http://www.zooinstitutes.com/Zoology/animal.asp?name=13193. 18 July 2011.
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- [William Roy Branch|Branch]
- www.reptile-database.org.
